Author: Charles Molesworth

With the publication of The New Negro in 1925, Alain Locke introduced readers all over the U.S. to the vibrant world of African American thought. As an author, editor, and patron, Locke rightly …

With the publication of The New Negro in 1925, Alain Locke introduced readers all over the U.S. to the vibrant world of African American thought. As an author, editor, and patron, Locke rightly …

Alain L. Locke (1886-1954), in his famous 1925 anthology The New Negro, declared that the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem. Often called the father of the Harlem Renaissance, …

While competing with Langston Hughes for the title of "Poet Laureate of Harlem, " Countee Cullen (1903-46) crafted poems that became touchstones for American readers, both black and white. …