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On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

On The Shoulders Of Giants: My Journey Through The Harlem Renaissance Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Excerpt "Some Technicolor Bazaar" How Harlem Became the Center of the Universe Harlem!&helli...

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The New Negro: Voices Of The Harlem Renaissance

by Jose Andres and Matt Goulding

The New Negro: Voices Of The Harlem Renaissance Jose Andres and Matt Goulding Excerpt “Harlem” by Alain Locke If we were to offer a symbol of what Harlem has come to mean in the short s...

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Survey Graphic

by Alain Locke

Survey Graphic Alain Locke Excerpt

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All I Want For Christmas

by Joyce A. Brown, Princess F.L. Gooden, Terri Ann Johnson, Sonia Johnston, Patricia Woodside, Cryssy Dee, Candy Jackson, and others

All I Want For Christmas Joyce A. Brown, Princess F.L. Gooden, Terri Ann Johnson, Sonia Johnston, Patricia Woodside, Cryssy Dee, Candy Jackson, and others Excerpt An excerpt from Terri Ann Johnson&rs...

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Alain Locke: An Introduction

by Charles Molesworth

Alain Locke: An Introduction Charles Molesworth Excerpt ALAIN LOCKE: AN INTRODUCTION(Part 1)      Alain Locke established his intellectual brilliance by a lifetime of study ...

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Cane

by Jean Toomer

Cane Jean Toomer Excerpt Introduction to Cane As it appeared in the Perennial Classic edition copyright  1969 by Arna Bontemps LOOKING back on the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s,...

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Night Hawks: Stories

by Charles Johnson

Night Hawks: Stories Charles Johnson Excerpt The Weave Three thieves battered through a wall, crawled close to the floor to dodge motion detectors and stole six duffel bags filled with human hair ...

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Lifelines: The Black Book Of Proverbs

by Askhari Johnson Hodari and Yvonne Mccalla Sobers

Lifelines: The Black Book Of Proverbs Askhari Johnson Hodari and Yvonne Mccalla Sobers Excerpt Introduction The tongue of Egyptian experience has the most truth. A lie runs in Cuba only until th...

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Standing at the Scratch Line

by Guy Johnson

Standing at the Scratch Line Guy Johnson Excerpt LeRoi picked up the rifle that was leaning against a root with its stock in the water. He checked the barrel carefully for obstructions, then mounted ...

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Nobody Else Is Better Than You

by Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, and Katherine Moore

Nobody Else Is Better Than You Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, and Katherine Moore Excerpt Chapter 1: Nobody Else Is Better Than You The serious look in Daddy’s eyes told me his words w...

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Satin Doll: A Novel

by Karen E. Quinones Miller

Satin Doll: A Novel Karen E. Quinones Miller Excerpt Bang! The sound was loud, but not quite jarring enough to register instant recognition in her reefer-dulled brain. It could have been a fire...

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Food and the City

by Ina Yalof

Food and the City Ina Yalof Excerpt Alexander SmallsThe Cecil Daylight floods his Harlem apartment, an eclectic space crammed with old and new mementos from a well-traveled, well-lived life. The...

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In My ‘Hood

by Endy

In My ‘Hood Endy Excerpt The loud banging on the door startled Desiree “Rae-Rae” Johnson from her deep sleep. She sat up on the mattress that graced the dirty hardwood floor. Wiping th...

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The Messenger Reader

by Sondra Kathryn Wilson

The Messenger Reader Sondra Kathryn Wilson Excerpt In this short story, Fenton Johnson introduces the reader to Elizabeth (Eliza) Jan, an African-American servant. Liza, a Southerner, finds herself w...

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Chapters <a href="#1">1</a> & <a href="#12">12</a>: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous

by Kevin P. Chavous

Chapters 1 & 12: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous Kevin P. Chavous Excerpt Chapter 1 &Jscr;ackson Lowery was in trouble. The man was coming at him again. Jackson was much taller, but the shorter man w...

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Chapters <a href="#1">1</a> & <a href="#12">12</a>: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous

by Kevin P. Chavous

Chapters 1 & 12: The Fund by Kevin P. Chavous Kevin P. Chavous Excerpt Chapter 1 &Jscr;ackson Lowery was in trouble. The man was coming at him again. Jackson was much taller, but the shorter man w...

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