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Alain LeRoy Locke may not have been the most flamboyant figure of the Harlem Renaissance, but he was undoubtedly one of its most essential minds. Known as the “Father of the Harlem Renaissance” and the philosophical force behind the “New Negro” movement, Locke was an educator, philosopher, and cultu...

During the Harlem Renaissance—a time when African American artists, writers, and musicians were redefining Black identity—one man used brushstrokes instead of pen or piano keys. His name was Aaron Douglas, and he became the visual voice of a movement. Often called the “Father of African American Art...