Alain Locke Dr. Alain LeRoy Locke a writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts. He is best known for his writings on and about the Harlem Renaissance. He is regarded as the "Father of the Harlem Renaissance". His philosophy served as a strong motivating force in keeping the energy a... Read more...
Jean Toomer Jean Toomer a poet and novelist and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance. His first book Cane is considered by many as his most significant. Toomer's papers and unpublished manuscripts are held by the Beinecke Library at Yale University. Some of Toomer’s works are C... Read more...
Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friend, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of ... Read more...
Rita Dove Rita Frances Dove is a poet and author. From 1993-1995 she served as Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a position now popularly known as "United States Poet Laureate". She was the first, and to date only, African-American to be appointed since the po... Read more...
Frederick Douglass Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was a social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writing. He stood as a living counter-exampl... Read more...