A new exhibit at the Joplin History Museum is dedicated to Joplin native and African American poet, Langston Hughes. “He went ...

NPR's Pien Huang talks with Victoria Christopher Murray, author of Harlem Rhapsody, a novel that serves as a love letter to the heart of Black creativity and possibility in the 1920s.

This Black History Month, we recognize one of the most extravagant dances ever to exist, the Lindy Hop. The style born during the Harlem Renaissance has evolved to live on in its home neighborhood.

An exhibit at Heartland Community College honors the Harlem Renaissance movement that occurred 100 years ago, which was ...

Dr. Kevin McGruder, associate professor of history at Antioch College, will address the theme “We Sure Do Need It Now: ...

Schools across the nation continue to mark February as Black History Month, and Central Illinois colleges and universities ...

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, ...

This year’s observance of Black History Month carries forward the centennial anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance. However, ...

Known as the First International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World, the gathering featured parades in Harlem and had around 2,000 delegates representing over 20 countries. Subscribe to get ...

Black artists, musicians, writers, and reformers flocked to the neighborhood of Harlem in the early 20th century, creating a ...

What began as a small Harlem library addressing the needs of a changing neighborhood has grown into a world-renowned mecca ...