Harlem got so much attention in part because New York was such a hub of publishing. "These were the ways we measure renaissance at that time — arts and letters," Baldwin says.

Veteran author Victoria Christopher Murray returns with her first solo work of historical fiction, “Harlem Rhapsody.” Imagine ...

Credit: Marriott International Next, it’s time to check in at the Renaissance New York Harlem hotel, which opened last August and is unmissable for lots of reasons.

Though the event itself may have glittered with promise, the writers at the Civic dinner were very aware that beyond the doors of the club, Jim Crow was still rampant — including uptown in Harlem.

Art exhibit celebrating the Harlem Renaissance will open at the Met NEW YORK -- The Metropolitan Museum of Art is set to open the first African-American-led movement of international modern art.

During the Harlem Renaissance, some Black people hosted rent parties, celebrations with an undercurrent of desperation in the face of racism and discrimination.

The Harlem Renaissance's nightlife was legendary for venues like The Cotton Club, where guests enjoyed drinks and performances by chorus girls. The Cotton Club in Harlem around 1920.

As always, Harlem beckons jazz lovers. There's the Cotton Club (www.cottonclub-newyork.com), where Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway and Lena Horne got their start. St.

Not overly concerned with plot or story, the show takes place in and around the Cotton Club during its heyday in the 1920s and ‘30s.

It’s the next show up on Barrington Stage Company’s Boyd-Quinson Stage, where the production, runs through Aug. 5. “Blues For An Alabama Sky” is set in a Harlem apartment building in the summer of ...