Revisiting the Harlem Renaissance

Dive into the Harlem Renaissance in this four-part series of live virtual talks with Pulitzer-Prize winning historian Jeffrey C. Stewart. Each session will begin with an illustrated presentation by Stewart exploring a different facet of the Renaissance, followed by a conversation with a special guest (plus time at the end for Q & A).

I. Introduction: Art is Philosophy
Thursday, April 22, 5:30 ET
with Harlem style intellectual Lana Turner

II. Poetry and the New Negro Literacy
Thursday, April 29, 5:30 ET
with poet Mahogany L. Browne

III. Visual Arts and Black Design
Thursday, May 6, 5:30 ET
with artist and art historian Margaret Vendryes

IV. The African American on the American Stage
Thursday, May 13, 5:30 ET
with playwright Michael Dinwiddie