W.C. Handy
W.C. Handy, born William Christopher Handy on November 16, 1873, in Florence, Alabama, was a pioneering American blues composer and musician. He is often referred...
Fisk University
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Fisk University is a historically black university located in Nashville, Tennessee, in the United States. It was founded in 1866 and named after General Clinton...
Arna Bontemps
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Arna Bontemps, born Arna Wendell Bontemps on October 13, 1902, in Alexandria, Louisiana, was an influential American writer who dedicated his work to depicting the...
Claude McKay
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Claude McKay was a prominent Jamaican-born poet and novelist, known for his significant contributions to American literature during the early 20th century. Born on September...
Countee Cullen
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Countee Cullen was an American poet, novelist, and playwright, and one of the leading figures of the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural and intellectual movement centered...
Jessie Redmon Fauset
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Jessie Redmon Fauset, also known by her married name Jessie Redmon Harris, was a prominent figure in the African American literary and cultural scene during...
Universal Negro Improvement Association
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Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), primarily in the United States, organization founded by Marcus Garvey (q.v.), dedicated to racial pride, economic self-sufficiency, and the formation...
Zora Neale Hurston
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Zora Neale Hurston was an influential American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker, best known for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance and her literary works that...
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), also called Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids (BSCPM), first African American labor union to be affiliated with...
The Crisis Magazine
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The Crisis magazine, published by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), holds a significant place in the history of African American...