Locke acknowledged that it was necessary to make Blacks realize that "the African representation of form, previously regarded as ridicioulsy crude and inadequate, appeared cunningly sophisticated and masterful."" ... The work African-American were to produce had to be distinctevely black in both form and content, artists had to use and display African inspirations in order to express their messages. As the New Negro as such had no biological bond or even authentical understanding of African art, saw Locke it as necessary that all influences, may they be African, American or European, were to ...

• Word Count: 1285
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To further my humility it dawned on me that I am also an art major. ... The reason for this is primarily because African craftsmanship is based on form and design rather than representation. ... The people are all different in gesture and pose, but very similar in form, thus giving the composition a great sense of rhythm that is created by the use of repetition in these forms. ... This work of art is amazing. ... Most importantly I"ve showed how Aaron Douglas combines the rules of art with emotion and heritage to create a breathtaking work of art. ...

• Word Count: 1729
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• Grade Level: High School

To further my humility it dawned on me that I am also an art major. ... The reason for this is primarily because African craftsmanship is based on form and design rather than representation. ... The people are all different in gesture and pose, but very similar in form, thus giving the composition a great sense of rhythm that is created by the use of repetition in these forms. ... This work of art is amazing. ... Most importantly I've showed how Aaron Douglas combines the rules of art with emotion and heritage to create a breathtaking work of art. ...

• Word Count: 1753
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

This is just one of the hurdles black artists that remained as black as they were faced with respect to their jobs and art. Their people tried not to identify with their art and the white people outright ignored it. ... Hughes called out on those African Americans artists that were suppressing their authentic expression as "nordicism Negro intelligentsia" He showed his disdain for the African American creative artists who hid their individual and cultural experiences in a bid to produce an almost white form of art. Their desire to strip their art of every black experience contribute...

• Word Count: 1560
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

She was the one who introduced him to the bohemian art secne. ... I was in very closed circle - that was about the time I went to Cuba - And I felt the need to break out of the type of form that I was using then. I guess this was not only because of the form it self but of the content which was not my politics."... The Black Art movement was not only important to the Black National movement, but for other minority's art movements. ... He felt that the Black artist must express his American experience in forms that spring from his own unique culture and that his art must be evaluated b...

• Word Count: 2297
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• Grade Level: High School

This contemporary art form utilizes some of the black community's most pervasive weapons; aggressive imagery, music and the art of storytelling. ... She goes on to say that the history of Black power movement talk and its impact on the development of hip hop, located it as a musical form, at best revolutionary and at least rebellious, for young listeners across the globe. ... It has a political location in society distinctly ascribed to black people, music and cultural forms 3. ... Much of hip hops quintessence is essentially black in that it pulls from numerous forms of black music, i.e....

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Racial discrimination is a crucial element of American civilization. Even after African-Americans gained their freedom from slavery after the end of the Civil War, they still faced a strong racial prejudice from the majority of white people throughout the nation, since the 13th Amendment of the Unit...

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Across the culture spectrum (literature, drama, music, visual art, dance) and also in the realm of social thought (sociology, historiography, philosophy), artists and intellectuals found a new way to explore the historical experiences of black America. ... A number of white artists and patrons began to view blacks and black culture less condescendingly, and began to offer "mainstream" publishers and art venues. ... Although the Harlem renaissance was one of the primarily African American involvements and an interpersonal support system of black patrons, black owned businesses and pub...

• Word Count: 1512
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He is not alone; there are many Black intellectuals during this period crafting art, literature and poetry in ways to express their heritage. ... It takes the form of a dramatic monologue, a weary mother giving worldly advice to her son. ... The final six lines of the poem signals the lesson provided by the mother's climb up the stairway of life; this wisdom and conclusion to the argument comes in the form of three admonishments. ...

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Popular images of African-American women can be found in a variety of forms such as advertisements, postcards, calendars, letterhead, popular art work, sheet music, post cards, greeting cards, and other ephemeral items. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Langston Hughes is considered by many readers to be the most significant black poet of the twentieth century. He is described as the adored author of poems steeped in the richness of African American culture; poems that display Hughes affection for black Americans across all divisions of region, cl...

• Word Count: 1313
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Harlem became the most well known African Americans city, as it represented a kind of Eden, a cultural capital where literature and art symbolized their way of life. ... He introduced a new form to write poetry: "the blues form in his poetry places him in the modernist tradition" (Rampersad). For the first time he held two forms of expression, writing and music, to express himself in his poetry. ... Johnson explained, Hughes developed a form of poetry were he could expressed himself without taking position, and allowing "him to compress a wide and complex range of images into one kaleidoscopic...

• Word Count: 1971
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Whenever Ruth or James McBride face any forms of racism, especially for being related to each other, having different skin colors, they can always look to religion to aid them through these tough times. ... Ruth was often called a, "nigger lover," in the streets when she is seen leading her many kids around to museums and art shows. ...

• Word Count: 1571
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INTRODUCTION In 1918 by the end of World War I, Harlem in New York City had become the largest black community in the United States. An African American movement was on its way. Many blacks from the south migrated to the north to find better opportunities. Music with different beats was being pl...

• Word Count: 2368
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• Grade Level: High School

Beyonce's Lemonade is a piece of musical and visual art that is meant to talk about a great and deeper meaning in the world. ... " These lines in this song show the anger she had with his form of love. ...

• Word Count: 1879
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• Grade Level: High School

In film, as with any art form, old archetypes and stereotypes integrate themselves into society's conscious through reinforcement. The common threads, positive or negative, were perpetuated by creators who were content to stick with something the audience knew well enough to not be threatened by, an...

• Word Count: 1928
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The Harlem Renaissance brought many great changes. It was time for the African American people to express their culture. Many famous people began their writing and gained recognition during that time. The Harlem Renaissance took place during the 1920's and 1930's. During that time many African Ameri...

• Word Count: 1984
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In this life art project, I will enlighten the reader about my personal impact, the historical background and the emergence of the Harlem Renaissance. ... This new sense of pride also emerged in the form of literature, music, and theater. ...

• Word Count: 2437
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School