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Black History Month: Scenes From The Harlem Renaissance

Still setting the standard for black art and thought.

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Classic Black Women’s Literature to Flip Through Twice

From Toni Morrison to Zane, here are some classics to give a second chance!

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6 African-American Institutions That Have Lasted Over Time

E.E Ward Moving & Storage is the oldest black business in operation.

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Bison For Life: 10 Famous Ladies Who Went To Howard University

These famous faces were once just faces in the crowd on the famed campus.

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You’re Not Down With Brother Obama? 15 Black Celebs Who Have Republican...

Think Nicki Minaj was the only Black celebrity who broadcasted her support for the GOP?

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Hang Up The Laundry List of Questions And Live Your Life Today

Are you stressing yourself out with all the questions you ask yourself?

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Our Favorite Movies Adapted From Black Books

Big screen adaptations of novels written by black authors are few and far between, which is why these 10 movies were so monumental.

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Alice Walker To Publish Private Journal Entries In 2017

If you adore Alice Walker and her riveting writing then you are in for a treat!The post Alice Walker To Publish Private Journal Entries In 2017 appeared first on MadameNoire.

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Well Deserved: Google Honors Zora Neale Hurston On Her 123rd Birthday

She certainly deserves it. The post Well Deserved: Google Honors Zora Neale Hurston On Her 123rd Birthday appeared first on MadameNoire.

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Take Them To The Big Screen: 10 Black Women Who Deserve A Biopic

See who Charing picked to play these remarkable women. The post Take Them To The Big Screen: 10 Black Women Who Deserve A Biopic appeared first on MadameNoire.

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Previously Unpublished Zora Neale Hurston Work To Be Released Next Year

Getty Images The contributions of the late author Zora Neale Hurston are vast, rich and have left an indelible mark on American literature. And while Hurston has been deceased since 1960, a new...

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After 87 Years, Zora Neale Hurston’s First Book About America’s Final Slave...

Getty We all know Zora Neale Hurston from her brilliant novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” Whether you read it on your own or it was required school reading, I’m sure you were forever-effected by...

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Common Is Creating A Series Based On Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’

Source: Michael Tullberg / Getty Music is on the backburner for now as rapper Common delves deeper into his television career. Common’s Freedom Road Productions company and Lionsgate TV have...

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Did You Know That Zora Neale Hurston Helped Create The First Realistic Black...

Source: Donaldson Collection / Getty Famed writer Zora Neale Hurston is forever engrained in the canon of literature that has impacted lives across the globe. The Harlem Renaissance artist shared...

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Lost Writings From Zora Neale Hurston Have Been Found And Will Be Released In...

Source: Donaldson Collection / Getty Zora Neale Hurston is one of the most revered writers of the Harlem Renaissance and decades after her death her literary work continues to be rediscovered....

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Black History Month: Scenes From The Harlem Renaissance

It’s a challenge for many historians to discern just when the Harlem Renaissance began and ended. No doubt that all of those who lived during that time, even in Harlem, didn’t know what they were...

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6 African-American Institutions That Have Lasted Over Time

In this age of abbreviated attention spans, instant obsolescence, digital romance, and satellite telephones, there are still some things that deserve to be tucked away in a category of old favorites —...

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Bison For Life: 10 Famous Ladies Who Went To Howard University

If you’ve been living under a rock for like…forever, Howard University is the historical black college in Washington, D.C. that has been one of the leaders for turning students into future leaders of...

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Zora Neale Hurston Gets The Spotlight In Upcoming Documentary

Source: Yale University Library / Yale University Library   A new in-depth, biographical film on Zora Neale Hurston premiere on PBS in January. Presented by American Experience, Zora Neale Hurston:...

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Filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain Talks Plight And Pursuit In ‘Zora Neale...

Source: Courtesy of Yale, PBS / Yale l PBS Long before contemporary movements to secure civil rights, equity and equality for Black people, celebrated writer Zora Neale Hurston led her own personal and...

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