Harlem Renaissance

noun

1. a renewal and flourishing of Black literary and musical culture during the years after World War I in the Harlem section of New York City.

Harlem Renaissance

1. An African-American cultural movement of the 1920s and 1930s, centered in Harlem , that celebrated black traditions, the black voice, and black ways of life. Arna Bontemps, Langston Hughes , Zora Neale Hurston , James Weldon Johnson , Jean Toomer, and Dorothy West were some of the writers associated with the movement.

Example Sentences

Now, the branch would be home to a trove of rare items, from some of the earliest books by and about Black people to then-new works of the brewing Harlem Renaissance.

From New York Times

New scholarship highlights how Black librarians played a big role in community building during the Harlem Renaissance.

From New York Times

In New York, queer artists and intellectuals were leading figures in the Harlem Renaissance.

From Los Angeles Times

When I think of them, I hark them to the Harlem Renaissance versions of “Dreamgirls.”

From Los Angeles Times

In one of her recent books, “Harlem Renaissance Party,” Ringgold introduces young readers to Hughes and other Black artists of the 1920s.

From Seattle Times