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Icon Series: E. Simms Campbell
Through his undisputed talent, tenacity, and ingenuity, E. Simms Campbell broke barriers by becoming the first famous African American cartoonist.He remarkably animated the world around him a...
Read moreDubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. It's no surprise that over the course of her lifetime, s...
Read moreCELEBRATING MAYA ANGELOU: OUR 10 FAVORITE QUOTES
April 4th is Maya Angelou’s birthday. And what better time to celebrate this iconic heroine than now—when we’re hungry for glimmers of hope during these times of uncertainty. The effortless and ...
Read moreThe Harlem Renaissance was shaped by talented singers and musicians like the iconic Billie Holiday. A natural at her craft, Billie started singing in nightclubs in Harlem in the 1930’s, and the wo...
Read moreKnown for Go Tell It on the Mountain, Giovanni's Room, Another Country and Just Above My Head, as well as essays like Notes of a Native Son and The Fire Next Time (just to name a few), James Baldw...
Read more"My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never." - Duke Ellington It was with this diligent mindset and work ethic that Duke Ellington, an icon in the history of jazz music, was abl...
Read moreJosephine Baker: film goddess, dancer, WWII spy, and civil rights activist. It's no surprise her many talents, timeless beauty, and unfaltering fight for justice led her to become one of the first...
Read moreAs an icon of the Harlem Renaissance, it's no surprise that we are forever inspired by Langston Hughes and his many talents as an activist, writer, and playwright. In honor of his legacy, here are...
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