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In our sixth episode, "The New Negro," Exiles on 12th Street explores the lasting impact of the Harlem Renaissance. Take a journey through art, culture and politics with our guests. Author A'Lelia Bundles shares how her ancestors Madam C. J. Walker and A'Lelia Walker used a self-made haircare fortune to support Civil Rights activism and the Harlem Renaissance; jazz composer and musician Craig Harris reflects on his collaborations with the poet Sekou Sundiata in the wake of the Black Arts Movement; and novelist Kaitlyn Greenidge talks about the new generation of Black writers and artists depicting African American history. The episode is presented by your host, Claire Potter, co-executive editor of Public Seminar and professor of history at The New School for Social Research.
Image courtesy of A'Lelia Bundles. Music from 4 Play by Cold Sweat (1991) courtesy of Craig Harris; "Space: A Monologue" courtesy of the Sekou Sundiata estate.
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In our sixth episode, "The New Negro," Exiles on 12th Street explores the lasting impact of the Harlem Renaissance. Take a journey through art, culture and politics with our guests. Author A'Lelia Bundles shares how her ancestors Madam C. J. Walker and A'Lelia Walker used a self-made haircare fortune to support Civil Rights activism and the Harlem Renaissance; jazz composer and musician Craig Harris reflects on his collaborations with the poet Sekou Sundiata in the wake of the Black Arts Movement; and novelist Kaitlyn Greenidge talks about the new generation of Black writers and artists depicting African American history. The episode is presented by your host, Claire Potter, co-executive editor of Public Seminar and professor of history at The New School for Social Research.
Image courtesy of A'Lelia Bundles. Music from 4 Play by Cold Sweat (1991) courtesy of Craig Harris; "Space: A Monologue" courtesy of the Sekou Sundiata estate.