It began in the early 1920's where African American literature, art, music, and dance began to flourish in Harlem, a neighboorhood in New York City. ... The timing of the Renaissance was perfect. ... The black philosopher Alian Locke published his most talked about essay "The New Negro", in his essay he urged that "Art must discover and reveal the beauty which prejudice and caricature have overlaid." ...

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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

DuBois had an almost perfect attendance record at Great Barrington High School, where he excelled academically, out doing his white counterparts in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, and history (Smith & Giovanni; 197). ... In addition to that, DuBois edited two short-lived magazines that covered a wide variety of topics such as current events of world race relations, art, politics, education, and literature (Hynes). ...

• Word Count: 1675
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• Has Bibliography
• 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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Although New York wasn't perfect for him it was better then the South. ... In this life art project, I will enlighten the reader about my personal impact, the historical background and the emergence of the Harlem Renaissance. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This paper will explore the corporate greed that has plagued hip-hop ever since it became a billion dollar a year industry. Major record labels like Sony and Universal, which are owned by white men, have been intentionally signing rappers that reflect modern minstrel characteristics of blacks to attract White listeners. "Once hip hop became popular, critics attributed it to the destruction of the Black community, gang and drug related violence, demeaning of women, and the overall destruction of America's values." (Rose 2008). Near the end of the 1990's, rap became associate...

• Word Count: 2443
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate