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The Harlem Renaissance: Celebrating Black Culture and Navigating Complexities

The Harlem Renaissance: Celebrating Black Culture and Navigating Complexities

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural explosion of Black art and music in the 1920s. But as Black culture took to a more prominent stage there was intense debate among artists about how Black artists and musicians should best present themselves to white audiences. Here we explore how they navigated this cultural dilemma.

How The Great Depression Affected Black Women…And What Black Women Did About It

How The Great Depression Affected Black Women…And What Black Women Did About It

Support African Elements via Patreon; https://www.patreon.com/africanelements *Ad Free Videos for as little as $1/Month Subscription!!* How The Great Depression Affected Black Women…And What Black Women Did About It In this article, we discuss the experiences of...
Black history video archives: The HistoryMakers project collects stories from the likes of Maya Angelou, Barack Obama, and Quincy Jones.

Black history video archives: The HistoryMakers project collects stories from the likes of Maya Angelou, Barack Obama, and Quincy Jones.

Many of us are planning a post-pandemic summer full of fun, travel, and catching up with our families. Particularly for Black Americans, the catastrophic losses of COVID-19 brought us a greater appreciation of how important it is to talk with elders to get a better...