Welcome to the Harlem Renaissance Blog!
The purpose of this forum is to explore why the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s is so important today. In areas of art, poetry, music and dance, we can still find personal and historical connections.
I hope you will find creative ways to write about, learn from and celebrate this period in American history (1919-1940)
The Apollo Theater, opened in 1934, has become a hub for black musicians, poets,
dancers and comedians. Since 1934, Amateur Night at the Apollo has featured such acts as Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and Stevie Wonder, and has served as "the model for Star Search and American Idol." --Apollo Theater.
Amateur Night continues as a mainstay today and includes comedy, music, poetry and dance.
For Blog #6, watch the above clip on the history of the Apollo Theater and this 1996 clip, which shows Steve Harvey at the Apollo introducing musicians, poets and dancers.
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