Podcast appearances and mentions of Harlem Renaissance

In August 2015, James Dukes, known as IMAKEMADBEATS, introduced the world to a groundbreaking movement in Memphis' burgeoning hip-hop scene when he founded Unapologetic, a music label that has become the blueprint for building community among all types of creatives. Going against the grain allowed IMAKEMADBEATS to forge a new path in the music industry reminiscent of the Harlem Renaissance. His work and passion pushed him to stretch his artistic bandwidth in places uncharted by a typical music label. From writing a screenplay for an award-winning short film to composing music for the Ballet Memphis company, IMAKEMADBEATS has shown that there is no limit to his vision for the city he calls home. We commemorate 10 years of Unapologetic by revisiting our conversation from 2022 with IMAKEMADBEATS.Originally Aired: February 2022

The EPA is terminating contracts with its union. Also, a plan to shift some NYPD responsibilities to a new agency is drawing both praise and skepticism. Plus, New York state is marking Harlem Week with new laws honoring the neighborhood's legacy. And finally, former Gov. and mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo is going viral for a series of social media posts attacking his rival Zohran Mamdani over housing policy.

In "Joy Goddess," journalist and historian A’Lelia Bundles brings to life a fascinating and misunderstood figure of the early 20th century. A’Lelia Walker was more than a glamorous socialite. She was a cultural catalyst whose salons and soirées became the vibrant center of the Harlem Renaissance. Geoff Bennett spoke with Bundles, who is Walker’s great-great-granddaughter, about her new book. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In "Joy Goddess," journalist and historian A’Lelia Bundles brings to life a fascinating and misunderstood figure of the early 20th century. A’Lelia Walker was more than a glamorous socialite. She was a cultural catalyst whose salons and soirées became the vibrant center of the Harlem Renaissance. Geoff Bennett spoke with Bundles, who is Walker’s great-great-granddaughter, about her new book. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

We have Teri Johnson of Harlem Candle Co. and Harlem Perfume Co. talking about her historically reverent collection of perfumes inspired by the great artists of the Harlem Renaissance: Billie Holiday, Langston Hughes, Josephine Baker, Duke Ellington, and Eartha Kitt — who's perfume was made in collaboration with her daughter Kitt Shapiro (and whose grandaughter Nora Mae starred in the campaign!). Johnson chats with us about the significance of the Harlem Renaissance, how her candle brand took off during the pandemic, and how Eartha Kitt "oversaw" the formula of her namesake perfume. Also in this EP: We're still blush blind apparently The GAP scents are coming back (even though we already knew they never left) A lightning round sniff test of Harlem Perfume Co's new Sephora-launched fragrances [What we smell like today: Byredy Pulp, Prada Infusion De Rhubarbe]

Harlem and Bronzeville. Two neighborhoods separated by more than 700 miles. Despite the space between them, there's plenty that unites these epicenters of Black culture — with reputations built over more than a century.There's a historic connection between Harlem in New York City and Bronzeville here in Brew City. It's something Radio Milwaukee's digital-first platform HYFIN will put center stage at its third annual Anti-Gala, which this year pays homage to the Harlem Renaissance. In this episode of Uniquely Milwaukee, host Kim Shine talks with HYFIN program director Element Everest-Blanks about the upcoming gala but also takes a step back into history. In part one, you'll hear from three Milwaukee notables about how the city's Black community spurred its own renaissance starting in the 1920s up to a thriving Bronzeville in the 1950s.Guests:- Raynetta "Ray" Hill, executive director, Historic King Drive BID (guest interviewer)- Clayborn Benson, founder of the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum- Reuben Harpole, Milwaukee's “Second Mayor” Read the full article, see pictures from the past, and recommended books on Black Milwaukee by visiting radiomilwaukee.org/ourstories —Episode host: Kim ShineUniquely Milwaukee is sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Library and supported by our Radio Milwaukee members.

The fun continues with bishop mortimer! Ramadan talk, a new Harlem Renaissance for creatives?, parental wounds, etc. Part ii is just as good as part i.You can follow Bishop Mortimer as follows:IG: @bishop.mortimerYT & TikTok: @bishopmortimer

Karnina Szymanski, founder of The Invisible Woman Collective, shares her mission to help single mothers in Youngstown secure reliable transportation, enabling them to pursue financial stability and better care for their families. Her organization partners with local businesses and community agencies to identify struggling single mothers who are working hard but face transportation barriers.• Transportation challenges force some single mothers to wake up at 6am to make it to work by 9am• The Invisible Woman Collective works with agencies like Beatitude House and Mercy Health to identify candidates• Recipients must have a driver's license, live in Mahoning County, and be primary custodial parents• Their first car recipient was struggling to afford balloons for her one-year-old son's birthday• Karnina's  motivation stems from growing up in a family of strong single mothers in Youngstown• The organization held a successful Harlem Renaissance-themed fundraiser with community support• Donations are tax-deductible through their fiscal partner, Motherful, a 501(c)(3) organization• Future goals include expanding services and education around financial literacyVisit invisiblewomancollective.com or follow @theinvisiblewomancollective on Instagram to learn more and support their mission.

Neurologist Dr. Carolyn Brockington helps separate fact from myth when it comes to common brain health concerns. Also, Al sits down with a lesser-known figure of the Harlem Renaissance movement, as 2025 marks the 100-year anniversary. Plus, Billy Porter stops by to catch up and discuss his return to Broadway as the Emcee in ‘Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.' And, our Shop TODAY team shares a few space-saving products to help you fit as much as possible into your suitcase the next time you travel.

The 1920s was an era of contradictions. We deconstruct the popular image of the Roaring Twenties and examine the tensions at work in American culture. The decade was anything but simple.-Find the full transcript of this episode including citations at our website:https://www.americanhistoryremix.com/episodeguide/culture-1920s-In this episode we cover….-Introduction [0:00-03:03]--Misery & EscapismWorld War One [03:03-06:03]Spanish Flu [06:03-08:55]Consumer Culture [08:55-10:52]Entertainment [10:52-13:43]The Lost Generation [13:43-15:31]--Modernism & TraditionalismA Divided Society [15:31-16:51]Immigration [16:51-18:55] Intellectual Trends [18:55-23:14]The Klan [23:14-25:14]Prohibition [25:14-28:19]Political Divide [28:19-30:40]--Traditional & “New Woman”Home & Work [30:40-31:55]Sex [31:55-34:50]Limits to the Change [34:50-37:15]Consumer Society [37:15-38:28]Generational Divide [38:28-39:58]--Racial Violence & ArtThe Great Migration [39:58-41:12]Lynching [41:12-43:50]Tulsa Race Massacre [43:50-46:58]The Blues [46:58-51:00]Ragtime [51:00-53:00]Brass Bands [53:00-54:10]Jazz [54:10-54:57]Harlem Renaissance [54:57-57:00]--Conclusion [57:00-58:28]-To dive deeper into these topics (affiliate links):LeRoy Ashby, With Amusement for All: A History of American Popular Culture since 1830https://tinyurl.com/Ashby-With-AmusementAlfred W. Crosby, America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918https://tinyurl.com/Crosby-Americas-ForgottenLynn Dumenil, The Modern Temper: American Culture and Society in the 1920shttps://tinyurl.com/Dumenil-Modern-TemperGeorge M. Marsden, Fundamentalism and American Culturehttps://tinyurl.com/Marsden-FundamentalismW.J. Rorabaugh, Prohibition: A Concise Historyhttps://tinyurl.com/Rorabaugh-ProhibitionEileen Southern, The Music of Black Americans: A Historyhttps://tinyurl.com/Southern-The-Music-of-Black-Support the showSupport the Show https://buymeacoffee.com/amhistoryremix

Episode SummaryThe good-hearted and visionary Orin Carpenter joins the podcast this week to explore the connection between art and society. As a fine artist who uses mixed media to make evocative and abstract art with social commentary, Orin carries a rich sense of the artist's social function. Orin's pieces are journeys into the layers of personal experience and American truths. His art deals with themes of identity, race, conflict, change, and healing.Orin's abundant passion for art's ability to initiate dialogue is the heart of our conversation today, and as we take our next steps in our meditations on Social Cohesion, Orin is a delightful gift and an authentic voice to have in the mix. His wise and creative soul brings body and shape to our adventure, bringing us to new ground and new thought as we consider human nature and America's social contours.We Paint These Truths (Yes, it is meant to echo 'We Hold These Truths') begins with Orin recounting how art entered his life. By providing a compelling portrait of the influences and circumstances that awakened the artist within him, we come to understand the forces that shaped his early life and the incredible response he had to them. Growing up in a black family in the South, being born just a few months after the assassination of Dr. King, finding black characters in Marvel comic books that he could relate with, the local library trips with his mother, the legacies of the Harlem Renaissance, and jazz music and their album covers were all pieces in his purpose puzzle.Along the way, we experience the energy and passion of Orin's art ethos. For him, art is both personal and social. It acts as a medium and metaphorical space that connects people, fosters dialogue, and helps us see each other in ways that debate alone cannot. For Orin, art serves as a conduit for restoring dignity, a means to acknowledge uncomfortable truths and a platform for honest conversations about justice and equity. In a moment of profound honesty, Orin shares the lived truths he navigates in his American experience and the way dualities of belonging have driven his expressions.Throughout the conversation, we find that Orin is a valuable guide, not just in his connection to the power of artistry but also in his rich sense and vision of art as both expression and activism. Orin's spirit of "artivism" encourages us to reconsider the role art plays in shaping our outlook and in its power to create a more compassionate and cohesive society.You're heartily invited to listen in as we journey with Orin and turn the philosopher's stone over together on this matter of Social Cohesion.*****About Orin Carpenter: Orin is a fine artist, high school art teacher, and Doctor of Philosophy in Education. He lives, creates, and works in Northern California.Check out Orin's art and get in touch with him about workshops at his webpage.

The fun continues with bishop mortimer! Ramadan talk, a new Harlem Renaissance for creatives?, parental wounds, etc. Part ii is just as good as part i.You can follow Bishop Mortimer as follows:IG: @bishop.mortimerYT & TikTok: @bishopmortimer

In this spirited and inspiring episode, Chris sits down with Ashley Sankar, the dynamic founder of 1920 Clothing Company, for a high-energy back-and-forth that dives deep into her extraordinary journey—from humble beginnings to a nationally recognized pitch on Shark Tank. Ashley shares how her relentless work ethic, passion for culture, and dedication to legacy-building helped her grow 1920 from a simple idea into a meaningful apparel brand rooted in Black history, empowerment, and community. Together, Chris and Ashley explore what it takes to keep going when no one's watching, how her Shark Tank moment changed everything, and what's next for 1920 as it continues to inspire a generation. About Ashley Sankar: Born in Newnan, Georgia and raised in Atlanta, Ashley Sankar is an entrepreneur and the visionary behind 1920 Clothing Company. With a background in fashion and marketing, Ashley launched the brand as a tribute to the Harlem Renaissance and the untold stories of Black excellence. Today, her company is known for its bold designs, meaningful messages, and unapologetic authenticity.

This episode is the second in a trio of episodes focused on Black women fashion designers. In this episode, we learn about Bermuda born and Harlem influenced fashion designer Ruby Bailey. Bailey made figurines of her designs and was a creative force in the Harlem Renaissance. Sources:https://blog.mcny.org/2016/01/05/reintroducing-ruby-bailey/https://www.harlemworldmagazine.com/harlems-ruby-bailey-fashion-pioneer-ny-1912-2003/

Who's Your Band? Episode 171 - Comic, Club Owner, and Comedy OG Jamie Roberts Joins the Show! In this jam-packed episode of Who's Your Band?, hosts Jeffrey Paul and Sean Morton sit down with the multi-talented Jamie Roberts — comedian, actor, author, radio host, and owner of Comedy in Harlem! From his legendary “Sunday Night Live” shows in NYC to his entrepreneurial journey as a club owner, Jamie shares hilarious stories and sharp insights from a life in comedy.Topics Covered:The golden days of “Sunday Night Live” and New York comedyWhat makes a great comedy host (and why some clubs get it so wrong)Jamie's path from stage time hustler to club ownerThe grind (and rewards) of wearing six comedy hats at onceInside stories about The Irishman, SAG union benefits, and getting treated like royalty (or not)The Harlem Renaissance, slam poetry, and mixing genres at his clubComedy in Harlem's unique vibe, booking strategies, and expansion plansMusic talk! From Jackson 5 to KISS and Jamie's old-school favoritesThe surprise viral fame of Rashad Bashir's Stephen A. Smith impressionPlus: Learn how Jamie turned entrepreneurial hustle into creative success — and why Michael Bivins might be the perfect metaphor for surviving comedy.Want to get on stage? Jamie and Sean drop wisdom for new comics, club hopefuls, and hustlers in the game.Visit: https://www.comedyinharlem.com

Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance is the latest book by this award-winning journalist and author. Published by Scribner this June, it is the first major biography of Bundles' […]

James Baldwin once called his friend, artist Beauford Delaney, a "spiritual father." Delaney was born in Tennessee, and arrived in New York during the Harlem Renaissance, before following other Black artists to Paris in the 1950s. This summer, The Drawing Center is presenting a new exhibition of Beauford Delaney's drawings, the first New York retrospective of Delaney's work in over thirty years. "In the Medium of Life: The Drawings of Beauford Delaney" is on view through September 14, and Laura Hoptman, executive director, and Rebecca DiGiovanna, assistant curator, discuss why Delaney's drawings are important to understand his practice.

Charlotte Osborne Mason was one of the biggest benefactors of the Harlem Renaissance but her patronage came with a cost. While she gave noted luminaries Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston monthly stipends to make art, she wanted a say in what the art would be in order to realize her vision: a flaming bridge to connect America to Africa. Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly talk about this strange rich white lady who believed she knew more about being Black than the artists she supported with strings. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: Boyd, Valerie. “About Zora Neale Hurston.” Zora Neale Hurston, 18 September 2024, https://www.zoranealehurston.com/about/. Accessed 7 May 2025. Hosie, Rachel. “Powerful people act as if they've suffered a traumatic brain injury, find scientists.” The Independent, 26 June 2017, https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/powerful-people-brain-injury-traumatic-empathy-mirroring-keltner-study-science-a7807946.html. Accessed 13 June 2025. “When Hurston Had a (Mule) Bone to Pick with Hughes.” Proquest, 20 June 2018, https://about.proquest.com/en/blog/2018/when-hurston-had-a-mule-bone-to-pick-with-hughes/. Kaplan, Carla. Miss Anne in Harlem: The White Women of the Black Renaissance. HarperCollins, 2013. Panovka, Rebecca. “A Different Backstory for Zora Neale Hurston's “Barracoon.”” Los Angeles Review of Books, 7 July 2018, https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/different-backstory-for-zora-neale-hurstons-barracoon/. Accessed 7 May 2025.  

A'Lelia Bundles joins us to discuss the remarkable life of her great-grandmother--and namesake--A'Lelia Walker, a defining figure of the Harlem Renaissance and the subject of her recently published book Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance.  More from A'Lelia Bundles: “Madame C.J. Walker” Dressed episode  On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker ⁠Instagram⁠ Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion?  Our website and classes Our Instagram Our bookshelf with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the AirWave Media network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey lady! This week Terri and Dr. Dom welcome A'Lelia Bundles, a groundbreaking journalist and author, and the great granddaughter of A'Lelia Walker, the daughter of Madame C.J. Walker. She stops by the podcast to discuss her new book Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance a riveting telling of her family's storied history.A'Lelia goes in depth about her journey to finding her place in her family's historic legacy while building her own legacy. She found that in digging into the lore of her lineage she had the type of gold that writer's dream of – stories full of innovation, trailblazing, love, lust, tough decisions, death, travel, luxury, joy, and triumph. Who wouldn't want to dive in?The ladies discuss how those stories hold gifts that we, as a collective, can use as we chart a new path through the current chaos. Our path of peaceful resistance centers around one key element – joy. A'Lelia Walker, known as the Joy Goddess by Harlem Renaissance luminary Langston Hughes, had a vision of creating community through sharing space, resources, and good vibes. Lady, tune in to this inspiring episode and let it be fuel for your dreams. And, be sure to share with a friend! We love welcoming new friends into our community. Holla at us on Instagram and let us know your favorite part of the book. Quote of the Day:"It is time she assumes her place- with all her complexity and dimensions- among the pantheon of Harlem Renaissance icons." – A'Lelia Bundles  Goal Map Like a Pro WorkbookCultivating H.E.R. Space Sanctuary  Where to find A'Lelia Bundles:Website: aleliabundles.comBook: Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem RenaissanceInstagram: @aleliabundlesLinkedIn: A'Lelia BundlesTwitter (X): @aleliabundlesFacebook: A'Lelia Bundles  Resources:Dr. Dom's Therapy PracticeBranding with TerriMelanin and Mental HealthTherapy for Black Girls Psychology TodayTherapy for QPOC  Where to find us:Twitter: @HERspacepodcastInstagram: @herspacepodcastFacebook: @herspacepodcastWebsite: cultivatingherspace.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/cultivating-h-e-r-space-uplifting-conversations-for-the-black-woman--5470036/support.

Gladys Bentley was a Harlem Renaissance trailblazer, unapologetic performer, and one of the first public figures to challenge gender norms in 20th-century America. With her signature tuxedo, top hat, and booming voice, Bentley captivated crowds at speakeasies and underground clubs, belting blues lyrics that were as bold as her presence. But behind the spotlight was a woman navigating the complex intersections of race, sexuality, fame, and personal identity in a deeply conservative era. From her rise to fame at the legendary Clam House to the pressures that led her to publicly renounce her queerness during the McCarthy era, Bentley's story is one of resilience, reinvention, and radical self-expression. Follow us on IG: @homance_chronicles Connect with us: linktr.ee/homance Send us a Hoe of History request: homancepodcast@gmail.com

Tom Lutz is the author of 1925 A Literary Encyclopedia out now on Rare Bird Lit. We discuss everything from Fitzgerald to the Harlem Renaissance and more from 1925 A […]

Leticia and Jordan delve into Zora Neale Hurston as a theatre artist and consider her plays, performances, and theories of dramaturgy and theatremaking.

Welcome back!!  This week the ladies review Fearless and Free, A memior by Josephine Baker. "Gorgeously translated into English for the first time by Anam Zafar and Sophie Lewis, Fearless and Free comprises stories and reflections in Baker's own voice, drawn from conversations with the French writer Marcel Sauvage that began in 1926 and continued for more than 20 years afterwards. They cover her early life in St Louis, her adventures in Europe, and eventual transformation into, as Sauvage puts it, an “actress and French citizen of worldwide renown”.Dina Nayeri of the Guardian *Please be advised this episode is intended for adult audiences and contains adult language and content. We are expressing opinions on the show for entertainment purposes only.Dedication: To our patrons as always!! We love you!Moni: Happy birthday to Josepine Baker (June 3rd), and to all my loves with June b-days!! (you know who you are!)

In this episode, award-winning journalist and historian A'Lelia Bundles discusses her new biography, Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance. Bundles, the great-granddaughter of A'Lelia Walker and great-great-granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker, shares what inspired her decades-long fascination with A'Lelia's life — an iconic figure of the Harlem Renaissance known for her legendary parties and cultural impact. She also reflects on Indianapolis, her career in network television and why storytelling still matters.

1925 marked a peak year in American Literature with the publication of The Great Gatsby, In our Time, The Harlem Renaissance. Tom has created a reference work marking the outstanding books and authors of the pivotal year for American Literature.

A century ago, America was the literary and intellectual powerhouse of the world. Black writers defined the black experience in the Harlem Renaissance, F. Scott Fitzgerald captured the glamour and hypocrisy of the jazz age in The Great Gatsby and thousands of detective, western and sci fi pulp novels were published, creating the foundations of modern genre fiction. Today we hear from Tom Lutz, founding editor of the LA Review of Books and author of 1925: A Literary Encyclopaedia and explore this extraordinary explosion of thought and literature. *****STOP PRESS*****I only ever talk about history on this podcast but I also have another life, yes, that of aspirant fantasy author and if that's your thing you can get a copy of my debut novel The Blood of Tharta, right here:Help the podcast to continue bringing you history each weekIf you enjoy the Explaining History podcast and its many years of content and would like to help the show continue, please consider supporting it in the following ways:If you want to go ad-free, you can take out a membership hereOrYou can support the podcast via Patreon hereOr you can just say some nice things about it here Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/explaininghistory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textLangston Hughes called Jessie Redmon Fauset “the midwife of the Harlem Renaissance” with good reason. As literary editor at The Crisis magazine from 1919 until 1926, Fauset discovered and championed some of the most important Black writers of the early 20th century. Her own novels contributed to The New Negro Movement's cultural examination of race, class and gender through the lens of women's experiences. Fauset's 1928 novel Plum Bun was republished this spring by Quite Literally Books, a new publishing venture that reissues books by American women authors. The founders, Bremond Berry MacDougall and Lisa Endo Cooper, join us to discuss their mission and take a closer look at Fauset's life and work.Mentioned in this episode:Quite Literally BooksPlum Bun by Jessie Redmon FausetThe Pink House by Nelia GardnerThe Home-Maker by Dorothy Canfield FisherLost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 9 on Dorothy Canfield FisherLost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 140 on Zora Neale HurstonPersephone BooksVirago BooksCita PressThe Crisis magazine“What is Racial Passing?” on PBS's The Origin of Everything“The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissance” by Veronica Chambers and Michelle May-CurryLangston HughesJean ToomerArna BontempsCountee CullenGwendolyn BennettW.E.B. DuboisCharles JohnsonAlain LockeRegina AndrewsThe Talented Tenth“The New Negro Movement”Harlem RhapsodSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast

---The Met Gala 2025----The **2025 Met Gala** celebrated **Black Dandyism** with its theme, *Superfine: Tailoring Black Style*, honoring 250 years of Black fashion history. This episode explores **the evolution of Black style—from enslavement to modern menswear**, highlighting fashion's role in **identity, rebellion, and empowerment**. We break down iconic red carpet moments, like **Rihanna's menswear-inspired masterpiece and Colman Domingo's tribute to André Leon Talley**. Beyond the fashion, we uncover the **financial success of this year's gala**, raising a record **$31 million** to fund **exhibitions, conservation, and education at the Met's Costume Institute**. We examine the **power of Black spending**, the top 30 donors—including **Louis Vuitton, Jay-Z & Beyoncé, and Oprah Winfrey**—and how **Black creatives continue to shape arts and entertainment**. --From the Harlem Renaissance to hip-hop couture, this episode dives into **why Black fashion deserves institutional recognition** and how the Met Gala's historic financial success strengthens **Black archives, museums, and cultural education**. Tune in to hear why **this gala changed fashion history and set a new standard for cultural preservation**. Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and follow us for more deep dives into **fashion, culture, and history**!

Bee Bee Sanchez joins Viktor Devonne to talk life in Portland, the recent Burlesque Hall of Fame news, the MET Gala, Harlem Renaissance, tributing Gladys Bentley, stop versus yield signs, being full of hyphens, the power of peer review, storytellers, civics, and what's next. This chat was recorded on May 6, 2025. Give love to the folks… Bee Bee on IG: https://www.instagram.com/beebee_sanchez & https://campsite.bio/bb_sanchez More Viktor: http://www.instagram.com/viktordevonne More WEBurlesque: http://www.instagram.com/weburlesque FOOTCLOTHES! Get 10% off your order with the code VIKTORDEVONNE at FOOTCLOTHES.COM

Guests: Kevin Portteus, Daniel J. Mahoney, & Brent Cline Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, professor of politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, about how the American Founders viewed the question of birthright citizenship and a recent essay he wrote on the subject. Daniel J. Mahoney, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute and senior writer at Law & Liberty, discusses his recent book The Persistence of the Ideological Lie: The Totalitarian Impulse Then and Now. And Brent Cline, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a short series on the Harlem Renaissance. This week, the life and work of poets Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Victoria Christopher Murray joins Carol Fitzgerald to talk about HARLEM RHAPSODY, which is her first solo historical novel (she has written New York Times bestsellers with her co-author, Marie Benedict). She explains why she chose to write about the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and shares her extensive research, which included reading issues of The Crisis, the official magazine of the NAACP, and her wonderful finds of letters and other works that helped to bring this story together. Victoria speaks of admiring Jessie Redmon Fauset and her education and career success, as well as what happened later in her life. She is enthusiastic about how much has been achieved, as just 50 years ago, Black people had been enslaved and didn't have access to education. Our Latest “Bookreporter Talks To” Interviews: Marjan Kamali: https://youtu.be/ePn3taNUHRI Nita Prose: https://youtu.be/sq4T8qGV5ko Katy Hays: https://youtu.be/mNOW8_CJ0zM Georgia Hunter: https://youtu.be/E0zRbp6ti8g Jeff Hobbs: https://youtu.be/Y-B_yErFlvI Clare Leslie Hall: https://youtu.be/vEtkFycxXjc Charmaine Wilkerson: https://youtu.be/jxlrtbxCAsE Marie Benedict: https://youtu.be/-GF-3ZU4a1M Our Latest “Bookaccino Live” Book Group Events: Anna Quindlen: https://youtu.be/OgMczT4JlTs Lisa Wingate: https://youtu.be/X4RKP3mT4Rc Ashley Elston: https://youtu.be/nQgw214dyjs Ariel Lawhon: https://youtu.be/rowGE3T2rfE Amanda Peters: https://youtu.be/sWX2Mxw5fT Shelley Read: https://youtu.be/3KdG1kIfcgc William Kent Krueger: https://youtu.be/IsIQJn3vYNI Ann Napolitano: https://youtu.be/VNYNugzjVbo Sign up for newsletters from Bookreporter and Reading Group Guides here: https://tbrnetwork.com/newsletters/ FOLLOW US on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookreporter Website: https://www.bookreporter.com Art Credit: Tom Fitzgerald Edited by Jordan Redd Productions

Rags-to-riches entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker and her daughter, A'Lelia Walker, built one of the most successful African American hair care businesses in American history. But it was only after A'Lelia broke free of her mother's singular vision that she found her calling in 1920s Harlem. That search for independence and purpose is at the center of A'Lelia Bundles' new book, “Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance.” It's our May selection for Bookmarked: the “Under the Radar” book club.

“So many firsts.“   Chatter rolls with Claude, David, Jamie, Jud, and Torie.  After discussing Kaitlyn/Colin nuptials and cars they shockingly move quickly to book topics.  Is “The Great Gatsby” the great American novel?  Is there really a great American novel?   COB alum and fave  Victoria Christopher Murray zooms in to share “Harlem Rhapsody,” the story of Jesse Redmon Fauset, the “literary midwife” of the Harlem Renaissance.  Victoria's the perfect person to write about the woman at the heart of a cultural renaissance.

For last 100 years, the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City has stood as the capital of Black America and the capital of the global African diaspora. Yet Harlem is so big and so varied that it contains smaller sections with distinct identities and histories of their own. Davida Siwisa James explores two parts of Harlem in her book Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton's Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries, published by the Empire State Editions imprint of Fordham University Press. Exploring four centuries of life in a part of upper Manhattan that stretches from 135th Street to 165th Street and from Edgecombe Avenue to the Hudson River, James looks at the encounters between the Lenape and Dutch settlers, the rural village that was Harlem, and the Harlem Renaissance luminaries who lived in Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill. James blends the personal and the historical to illuminate great events, fascinating people, and amazing architecture. In a time when Harlem is going through great demographic and cultural changes, she explores both the long history of Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill and their significance for the history Black America. Robert W. Snyder is Manhattan Borough Historian, professor emeritus of Journalism and American Studies at Rutgers University, and the author of When the City Stopped: Stories from New York's Essential Workers (Cornell, 2025). Email: rwsnyder@rutgers.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

For last 100 years, the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City has stood as the capital of Black America and the capital of the global African diaspora. Yet Harlem is so big and so varied that it contains smaller sections with distinct identities and histories of their own. Davida Siwisa James explores two parts of Harlem in her book Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton's Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries, published by the Empire State Editions imprint of Fordham University Press. Exploring four centuries of life in a part of upper Manhattan that stretches from 135th Street to 165th Street and from Edgecombe Avenue to the Hudson River, James looks at the encounters between the Lenape and Dutch settlers, the rural village that was Harlem, and the Harlem Renaissance luminaries who lived in Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill. James blends the personal and the historical to illuminate great events, fascinating people, and amazing architecture. In a time when Harlem is going through great demographic and cultural changes, she explores both the long history of Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill and their significance for the history Black America. Robert W. Snyder is Manhattan Borough Historian, professor emeritus of Journalism and American Studies at Rutgers University, and the author of When the City Stopped: Stories from New York's Essential Workers (Cornell, 2025). Email: rwsnyder@rutgers.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Do you know the powerful story of the woman who helped shape the Harlem Renaissance? Tune in for an inspiring discussion with Victoria Christopher Murray on her book Harlem Rhapsody. Moments with Marianne airs in the Southern California area on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM, an ABC Talk News Radio affiliate! Victoria Christopher Murray is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 30 novels. Her novels, The Personal Librarian and The First Ladies, which she co-authored with Marie Benedict were both Instant New York Times bestsellers and her novel, Stand Your Ground won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction. Four of her novels, Lust, Envy, Wrath and Greed have been made into TV movies for Lifetime. Visit her at www.victoriachristophermurray.com For more show information visit: www.MariannePestana.com

Jordan from The Dugout continues teaching Margaret about the long history of Black antifascism that brought people to fight in the Spanish Civil War. James Yates, Mississippi to MadridSalaria Kea, “Doing Christ’s Duty”Canute Frankson’s letter from Spain (1937)“The Good Fight” (Documentary)Peter N. Carroll, The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln BrigadeALBA-Valb.org archivesTrussel.com, “The Peekskill Riots”National Archives & Harlem Oral History ProjectKuykendall, Ronald A. "African Blood Brotherhood: Independent Marxism During the Harlem Renaissance." Western Journal of Black Studies 26 (Spring 2002): African Blood Brotherhood. The Principles of the African Blood Brotherhood. New York: African Blood Brotherhood, David Motadel, Islam and the European Empires (2014)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jordan from The Dugout teaches Margaret about the long history of Black antifascism that brought people to fight in the Spanish Civil War. James Yates, Mississippi to MadridSalaria Kea, “Doing Christ’s Duty”Canute Frankson’s letter from Spain (1937)“The Good Fight” (Documentary)Peter N. Carroll, The Odyssey of the Abraham Lincoln BrigadeALBA-Valb.org archivesTrussel.com, “The Peekskill Riots”National Archives & Harlem Oral History ProjectKuykendall, Ronald A. "African Blood Brotherhood: Independent Marxism During the Harlem Renaissance." Western Journal of Black Studies 26 (Spring 2002): African Blood Brotherhood. The Principles of the African Blood Brotherhood. New York: African Blood Brotherhood, David Motadel, Islam and the European Empires (2014)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For last 100 years, the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City has stood as the capital of Black America and the capital of the global African diaspora. Yet Harlem is so big and so varied that it contains smaller sections with distinct identities and histories of their own. Davida Siwisa James explores two parts of Harlem in her book Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton's Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries, published by the Empire State Editions imprint of Fordham University Press. Exploring four centuries of life in a part of upper Manhattan that stretches from 135th Street to 165th Street and from Edgecombe Avenue to the Hudson River, James looks at the encounters between the Lenape and Dutch settlers, the rural village that was Harlem, and the Harlem Renaissance luminaries who lived in Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill. James blends the personal and the historical to illuminate great events, fascinating people, and amazing architecture. In a time when Harlem is going through great demographic and cultural changes, she explores both the long history of Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill and their significance for the history Black America. Robert W. Snyder is Manhattan Borough Historian, professor emeritus of Journalism and American Studies at Rutgers University, and the author of When the City Stopped: Stories from New York's Essential Workers (Cornell, 2025). Email: rwsnyder@rutgers.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

For last 100 years, the neighborhood of Harlem in New York City has stood as the capital of Black America and the capital of the global African diaspora. Yet Harlem is so big and so varied that it contains smaller sections with distinct identities and histories of their own. Davida Siwisa James explores two parts of Harlem in her book Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill: Alexander Hamilton's Old Harlem Neighborhood Through the Centuries, published by the Empire State Editions imprint of Fordham University Press. Exploring four centuries of life in a part of upper Manhattan that stretches from 135th Street to 165th Street and from Edgecombe Avenue to the Hudson River, James looks at the encounters between the Lenape and Dutch settlers, the rural village that was Harlem, and the Harlem Renaissance luminaries who lived in Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill. James blends the personal and the historical to illuminate great events, fascinating people, and amazing architecture. In a time when Harlem is going through great demographic and cultural changes, she explores both the long history of Hamilton Heights and Sugar Hill and their significance for the history Black America. Robert W. Snyder is Manhattan Borough Historian, professor emeritus of Journalism and American Studies at Rutgers University, and the author of When the City Stopped: Stories from New York's Essential Workers (Cornell, 2025). Email: rwsnyder@rutgers.edu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Today we're sharing the first episode of Harlem Queen, a historical audio drama detailing the powerful story of “Policy Queen” and “gangster” Madame Stephanie St. Clair.Madame St. Clair had a powerful impact on building the Harlem community underground and aboveground and defining the Harlem Renaissance. Our goal is for you to be entertained, educated, empowered and uplifted after hearing this amazing story! Harlem Queen can be found at https://www.yhanewashingtonsmith.com/ or anywhere you listen to podcasts.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Author : Zora Neale Hurston Narrator : Dominick Rabrun Host : Jamie Grimes Audio Producer : Chelsea Davis First published in Opportunity in 1925.  When Hurston arrived in New York City in 1925, the Harlem Renaissance was at its zenith, and she soon became one of the writers at its center. Shortly before she entered […]

Eulalie Spence (1894-1981) was a playwright, director, and teacher from the British West Indies. She made a living as a school teacher, a profession she stayed in for 40 years, but truly made a name for herself by winning awards in several theater competitions. As a self-described “folk dramatist,” her plays depict everyday Black life. This led her to gain criticism from contemporaries like W.E.B. Du Bois, whom she was in the famed Krigwa Players with. She authored some fourteen plays, five of which were published, including “Episode,” “Fool's Errand,” “Her,” “The Hunch,” and “Undertow.” Her works continue to be studied and performed today. For Further Reading: Eulalie Spence, Playwright of the Harlem Renaissance Era Black Female Playwrights: An Anthology of Plays before 1950 Review: In Eulalie Spence’s Harlem, the 1920s Come to Life - The New York Times This Black History Month, we’re talking about Renaissance Women. As part of the famed cultural and artistic Harlem Renaissance movement, these women found beauty in an often ugly world. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Adrien Behn, Alyia Yates, Vanessa Handy, Melia Agudelo, and Joia Putnoi. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgette Seabrooke, also known as Georgette Seabrooke Powell, (1916-2011) was an American muralist, artist, illustrator, art therapist, and community educator. She is best known for her mural Recreation in Harlem at Harlem Hospital, which she made while working for the WPA in 1936. A true lifelong learner, Seabrooke was educated at the Harlem Community Art Center, and studied at the Cooper Union, Fordham University, and Howard University, and many other institutions. For Further Reading: Georgette Seabrooke Powell At Harlem Hospital, Murals Get a New Life At the Feet of a Master: What Georgette Seabrooke Powell Taught Me About Art, Activism, and the Creative Sisterhood “Recreation in Harlem” This Black History Month, we’re talking about Renaissance Women. As part of the famed cultural and artistic Harlem Renaissance movement, these women found beauty in an often ugly world. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Adrien Behn, Alyia Yates, Vanessa Handy, Melia Agudelo, and Joia Putnoi. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne Spencer (1882-1975) was a poet, educator, and activist. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, she advanced local efforts for literacy, access, and civil rights. Her home also became a hub for Black writers and activists traveling to the South. For Further Reading: Virginia Public Media: The Garden That Inspired a Harlem Renaissance Poet UVA Today: Through a Harlem Renaissance Poet’s Garden, and Into Her Work and Life National Women’s History Museum: Anne Spencer This Black History Month, we’re talking about Renaissance Women. As part of the famed cultural and artistic Harlem Renaissance movement, these women found beauty in an often ugly world. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Adrien Behn, Alyia Yates, Vanessa Handy, Melia Agudelo, and Joia Putnoi. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Effie Lee Newsome (1885–1979) was a Harlem Renaissance poet and activist. She is most famous for her volume of children’s poetry, Gladiola Garden: Poems of Outdoors and Indoors for Second Grade Readers. As the NAACP got started, Newsome also worked extensively with W.E.B DuBois on TCrisis magazine, writing poetry for the magazine and editing the “Little Page” column. Her writings merged nature with the fight for civil rights, linking natural history and conservation to the problems of segregation. For Further Reading: Wonders: The Best Children's Poems of Effie Lee Newsome Double-take: A Revisionist Harlem Renaissance Anthology Effie Lee Newsome, Poems in "The Crisis," 1910-1926 This Black History Month, we’re talking about Renaissance Women. As part of the famed cultural and artistic Harlem Renaissance movement, these women found beauty in an often ugly world. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Adrien Behn, Alyia Yates, Vanessa Handy, Melia Agudelo, and Joia Putnoi. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As our centennial series continues, Jacoby Adeshei Carter, philosophy professor at Howard University, director of the Alain Leroy Locke Society, author of African American Contributions to the Americas' Cultures: A Critical Edition of Lectures by Alain Locke (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) and co-editor of Philosophizing the Americas (Fordham University Press, 2024), talks about the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on American culture.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Alain Locke's classic essay "The New Negro" and the literary anthology featuring the work of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen and other significant black writers of the day.The rising artistic scene would soon be known as the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most important cultural movements in American history. And it would be centered within America's largest black neighborhood -- Harlem, the "great black city," as described by Wallace Thurman, with a rising population and growing political and cultural influence.During the 1920s, Harlem became even more. Along "Swing Street" and Lenox Avenue, nightclubs and speakeasies gave birth to American music and fostered great musical talents like Count Basie, Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington. Ballrooms like the Savoy and the Alhambra helped turn Harlem into a destination for adventure and romance.What were these two worlds like -- the literary salons and the nightclubs? How removed were these spheres from the everyday lives of regular Harlem residents? How did the neighborhood develop both an energetic and raucous music scene and a diverse number of churches -- many (like the Abyssinian Baptist Church) still around today?Visit the website for more details and more podcastsGet tickets to our March 31 City Vineyard event Bowery Boys HISTORY LIVE! hereAnd join us for our Gilded Age Weekend in New York, May 29-June 1, 2025. More info here.This episode was edited by Kieran Gannon

Host Meg Wolitzer hands off to stage and film actor Teagle F. Bougere, our guest host for a show that celebrates the protean literary master and social activist Langston Hughes (1901-1967). It features three of his most striking works.  In “Passing” Hughes reflects on a difficult aspect of the Black experience—the need some felt to “pass” as white.  Program host Teagle F. Bougere is the reader.  Pauletta Pearson Washington reads the humorous and much anthologized “Thank You, M'am." And Joe Morton performs one of Hughes' most celebrated works, “The Blues I'm Playing,” which charts the long and complex relationship between a brilliant young Black pianist and her white patron.  All three stories reflect Hughes' explorations of questions of race, identity, and personal destiny.