"If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated."
Claude McKay, born Festus Claudius McKay on September 15, 1889, in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, was a pivotal figure in the Harlem Renaissance and a significant voice in African-American literature. He…
Arnaud Wendell Bontemps, known to the literary world as Arna Bontemps, was a prominent African American writer, poet, librarian, and educator whose works left an indelible mark on American literature…
Alain LeRoy Locke, widely known as the “Father of the Harlem Renaissance,” was a trailblazing philosopher, educator, writer, and advocate for African American culture and art. Born on September 13,…
Countee Cullen (formerly known as Countee LeyRoy Porter) was an award-winning African American poet, novelist, and playwright during the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote in a traditional style, praised the beauty…