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    In John L. Jackson’s book Harlemworld, he explains how Harlem was “made black”, both literally and figuratively, and he also describes how Harlem became, historically, a sort of epicenter of African-American culture; or as he puts it, the “black Mecca”. As for how Harlem came to be populated by a larger concentration of African-Americans than almost anywhere else, Jackson describes a brief history of the geographical location in northern Manhattan that was once known as Nieuw Haarlem, which…

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    America’ again by Langston Hughes written 1936 and ‘America’ written by Claude McKay in 1921. In both poems they state that despite the failed good intentions, the…

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    In the John Hughes’ 1984 film, The Breakfast Club, there were a lot underlying social issues that are very relatable to teens in high school of that age range. The early 80’s film was centered around five teens who have in some way been stereotyped by not only their peers but also by their parents and other authority figures. The main theme for the film is to overcome stereotypes and develop a voice for one’s self. As we as self-confidence and self-acceptance. At the end of the film each…

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    Many came to express their talents freely, and escape oppression in the south and the caste system. It was during this time that many talented artists such as Langston Hughes and Claude McKay started being recognized for their achieved works. While many intellectual people tried to solidify their status in Harlem, Langston Hughes at the age of twenty-four had already caught the…

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    The irony of feeding the innocent human the idea of war to fulfil its hunger War never changes, the conflict brought about by human nature is timeless; this is evident in the commonalities found through the evaluation of “Harlem” by Langston Hughes, which was written during World War II , and “Out, Out” by Robert Frost, which was written during World War I. One of the major goals of human existence is to fulfil the human condition, and the human condition is not satisfied without constant…

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    Your #1 Fan Description: A Fan, you probably know one, or are one… And for generations, the western world has seen people fall under the admiration and desire to know more about pieces of pop culture, constituting them as ‘a fan’, from ‘Beatlemania’ to ‘Beliebers’ and everything in between. While the feelings may still be the same, how has the experience of being a fan changed? I talked to a fan, a creator and a publicist- three different people who have experiences in different angles on this…

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    Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston, authors during the Harlem Renaissance, used their poetry and short stories to challenge ideas about race and the division it caused in America. The narrators in Hughes’ “Theme for English B” and Hurston’s “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” are both in the process of exploring their racial identities, yet while the narrator in Hurston’s story embraces her differences, the speaker in Hughes’ poem is more focused on questioning the aspects that cause him and his…

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    Zora Neal Hurston was an African American novelist, and anthropologist. She mainly focused her work on the black culture and exploring her own self-identity and also helping others to do so. Surprisingly of an African American woman, she was against all of the “racial equality” and desegregation laws, because she did not believe in identifying herself with the black race (in which they explain why in further detail in the article I chose). The title of the article I chose is Zora says, Racs,…

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    With the Apocalypse finally upon us, it was a matter of minutes before my sorority sisters and I would take the stage. It was the night of the National Pan-Hellenic step show on my university’s campus, and this year’s theme was “The Apocalypse: Only the Strong Survive.” Any normal competitor would be reviewing the steps in their head, but after noticing my sweaty palms and rapid heart beat, I was distracted by my rising cortisol levels. Endocrine hormones were the topic of discussion that week…

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    artists, through various artistic mediums brought to light the culture and struggles of black people during their time and in past history. One of the best known of these artists is Langston Hughes. His name even appears in pop culture references such as in the song “La Vie Bohéme” from the musical Rent. One of Hughes most famous poems is titled “I, too, sing America”. It refers to not just the time in which it was written but the history of people of African descent in America. The poem’s use…

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