Profile: James Latimer Allen (1907-1977)
James Latimer Allen was a photographer and portraitist known for his images of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s.
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James Latimer Allen was a photographer and portraitist known for his images of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s.
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Khalik Allah is an American filmmaker and photographer. His 2015 documentary film Field Niggas and his 2017 book Souls Against the Concrete depict people who inhabit the notorious Harlem corner of 125th Street and Lexington Avenue in New York City. His film Black Mother depicts people on the island of Jamaica Continue reading Profile: Khalik Allah (1985-)
The Colored Conventions Movement, or Negro Convention Movement, was a series of national, regional, and state conventions held irregularly during the decades preceding and following the American Civil War. Continue reading NATIONAL NEGRO CONVENTION MOVEMENT (1831-1864)
Mae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. Continue reading Profile: Mae C. Jemison (1956-