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

Before him, Democratic National Committee Black Caucus Vice Chair Charlie Staten introduced the event in opening remarks that called back to Black leaders and thinkers past, quoting Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes and dropping subtle nods to the nation's first Black congresswoman, Democratic New York Rep. Shirley Chisholm.

From Salon

Other suggestions came from the historians and writers on the show’s staff, who wrote a Harlem Renaissance stop into their trip as well as this week’s tagalong with Mansa Mua, who was thought to be the richest person in history.

From Salon

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