"Slavery is a memory of something we cannot remember and yet we cannot forget." -Bill T. Jones In 1900, W.E.B. Du Bois collected a series of images to describe the progress of African-Americans since the Civil War. Du Bois carefully selected images that portrayed the successful integration of... Read more...
For more than two decades, Nas’ prolific career has been a hallmark for hip-hop, and now Harvard University has established a fellowship in the lyricist's honor. The W.E.B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University and the Hip-Hop Archive announced the Nasir Jones Hip-Hop Fellowship on Tuesday.... Read more...
NOTE TO READER: This is a series so be mindful that this post is one part of many other posts to come. Enjoy- Melanie “CoCo” McCoy In November of 1982, ART/new york, a video series on contemporary art, invited a young and bright upcoming artist named Jean-Michel Basquiat for a filmed intervi... Read more...
Annie Spencer Annie Bethel Spencer was a poet and active participant in the New Negro Movement and Harlem Renaissance period. Anne was the first Virginian and first African-American to have her poetry included in the Norton Anthology of American Poetry. Also an activist ... Read more...