Toni Morrison (Chloe Anthony Wofford) is an American novelist‚ editor‚ play writer‚ and professor. Her nickname‚ Toni‚ came from her baptismal name‚ Anthony. She became Catholic and received this name at the age of 12. She is the first African American who won the Nobel Prize in literature. Morrison also won many other honorable awards. Her novels are famous for epic themes‚ vivid dialogue‚ and richly detailed characters. Toni Morrison was born on February 18‚ 1931‚ in Lorain‚ Ohio. Her parents moved
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The Harlem Renaissance was a nucleus movement between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. Claude McKay was a seminal figure in the Harlem renaissance. McKay was a Jamaican poet‚ novelist‚ and journalist. McKay was born on September 15‚ 1889 in Sunny Ville Claredon Parish‚ Jamaica. Youngest of eleven McKay was sent to live with his oldest brother‚ a schoolteacher‚ to receive a better education. At the age of ten McKay began to write poetry and was also an avid reader. McKay then moved
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Reflection of Myself The topic of my art research paper is the biography of Jean-Michel Basquiat . Basquiat was a famous African-American contemporary Artist known for his flamboyant and bold artwork in the 1980’s. He started an art movement called Neo-Expressionism‚ which is characterized by intense subjectivity and rough handling of materials. Basquiat was known for this type of art based off of his early works with graffiti. I choose Basquiat as my topic because as an African-American student
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In TV One’s Celebrity Crime Files‚ an episode provides a detailed account of the underworld culture in early twentieth century Harlem. This installment portrayed a very complex setting in Harlem in the midst of a cultural reawakening period of the same name. The Harlem Renaissance was an era that was characterized by a substantial growth of art‚ creativity‚ and academia elicited via the African-American lifestyle. As noted in the broadcast‚ there were prominent figureheads who can partly be held
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“What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion for yourself and for those around you‚ that kind of beauty enflames the heart and enchants the soul.” -Lupita Nyong’o Lupita Nyong’o was born In Mexico City‚ Mexico on March 11983. Although‚ she was born in Mexico‚ both her parents are Kenyan and she was raised in Kenya. Lupita Nyong’o is a Mexican- Kenyan filmmaker and actress. Lupita Nyong’o went to college in the United States of America‚ in Amherst‚ Massachusettes‚ where she graduated from Hampshire
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Bibliography or works cited (References Sheet) ● Lloyd Augustus Hall California State Polytechnic University‚ Pomo na. Brown‚ Mitchell. Lloyd Augustus Hall: Chemist and Inventor. Louisiana State University. Libraries‚ 1997. www.lib.Isu.edu/lib/chem/display/hall.html ● Maggie Lena Walker The Book of AfricanAmerican Women: 150 Crusaders‚ Creators‚ and Uplifters by Tonya Bolden‚ Adams Media Corporation‚ 1996 ● Elijah McCoy Scroll down the page for a profile of inventor Elijah McCoy
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Countee Cullen’s poetry was extremely motivated by race. He produced poetry that celebrates his African American Heritage‚ dramatizes black heroism‚ and reveals the reality of being black in a hostile world. In "Harlem Wine‚" Cullen reveals how blacks overcome their pain and rebellious inclinations through the medium of music (Shields 907). James Weldon Johnson said that Cullen was always seeking to free himself and his art from these bonds (Shields 905). In "Yet Do I Marvel‚" Cullen raises questions
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"Famous? Make sure you come in the back door." The Harlem Renaissance was "an explosion of African-American talents and natural born gifts" (Harlem Renaissance: Re-examined 2). Although it was one of the most influential and impacting events when it came to advances in art‚ literature‚ entertainment and overall fun‚ many felt that the Harlem Renaissance itself wasn’t so much a celebration of African-American culture‚ but rather a regurgitation of White principles. But no matter how big the Renaissance
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Does High Art or Folk Art Best Express Racial Pride? Do you think high art and folk art express racial pride? Maybe they do however‚ you might think they don’t. Between World War I and the Great Depression‚ Harlem became a problem for African-American artists such as painters‚ dancers‚ musicians‚ playwrights‚ and poets. High art‚ folk art‚ and Harlem Renaissance are a huge part of racial pride. High art for me doesn’t express racial pride. You may ask why? Well I think this because black
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The “Trumpet Player” by Langston Hughes addresses the issues of slavery and discrimination that was going on in the United States. The poem means that no matter what your life is like‚ the memories of your past will always be with you‚ but if you can find something that comforts you and eases the pain‚ you can turn your pain and suffering into art. The lines “The Negro/with the trumpet at his lips‚” which are repeated in stanzas two and five‚ tell the reader that the poem is about an African American
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