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Harlem Renaissance: Three Writers

The Harlem Renaissance Three writers and their contemporary counterparts by Jace Clayton For many young black writers and artists who gravitated to New York City's Harlem in the…

Harlem Renaissance: Three Writers

The Harlem Renaissance Three writers and their contemporary counterparts by Jace Clayton For many young black writers and artists who gravitated to New York City's Harlem in the…

Harlem Renaissance: Three Writers

The Harlem Renaissance Three writers and their contemporary counterparts by Jace Clayton For many young black writers and artists who gravitated to New York City's Harlem in the…

Harlem Renaissance: Three Writers

The Harlem Renaissance Three writers and their contemporary counterparts by Jace Clayton For many young Black writers and artists who gravitated to New York City's Harlem in the 1920s, the…

Yolande Cornelia Nikki Giovanni

Born: June 7, 1943poetBirthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee A leading poet of the Black Arts Movement, Giovanni's work reflects her radical politics. In 1967 she graduated from Fisk University and…

Celebrating African American Inventors

Read about how inventors overcame harsh constraints in order to see their ideas come to life. by Ann Marie Imbornoni Madame C.J. Walker Related Links Black History…

The Newbery Medal

For the most distinguished literature for children published in the U.S.; given by the American Library Association. John Newbery was an eighteenth-century British publisher.Since 19221922The…

The "Fort Pillow Massacre"

The Question: Was the Union army in control of Fort Pillow before it was attacked during the Civil War? Were they flying the "black flag"? If so, what does that flag mean…

Skyscraper Facts

From the father of the skyscraper to a building with a view by Karen Barss The Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France Related Links Skyscraper HistoryTallest Building TimelineWorld's…