For my cultural event I choose to go to the African-American Poetry Night hosted by MCCC writing center. I found the event insightful as it highlighted well know African-American poets such as Mayo Angelou and Langston Hughes‚ and some poets that are not as well known‚ such as Marvin X. The event was open to the public‚ and the attendees was welcome to bring a poem or a story to share. The night started out with the president of the college‚ Dr. Kojo Quartey reciting a poem written by Marvin X‚
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History and Music Alex Brown Music doesn’t change. It stays the same day in and day out. It has the ability to spark furry‚ or the power to tranquil a mind. It can cause a revolution‚ or mellow a storm. Music‚ like Malcom X. Like Martin Luther King Jr. Like Gandhi‚ brings change. Music lasts over time‚ even now in the 21st century Skynard‚ The Stones‚ The Beatles‚ and ACDC are still on the stations and album shops all over America. The amazing thing about music is that it affects everyone in a different
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Nine volumes of poetry‚ two Anthologies‚ several works of prose‚ a Pulitzer prize‚ and 8 other various prizes and awards from prestigious foundations. He was compared to poets such as T.S. Eliot‚ William Carlos Williams‚ and Langston Hughes. You may ask‚ who am I talking about. Yusef Komunyakaa. Born on April 29‚ 1947‚ in Bogalusa‚ Louisiana‚ Yusef Komunyakaa is the oldest of 5 children. Komunyakaa is a very culture oriented poet. He is known by his short lines‚ simple diction‚ jazzy rhythm and
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witness his son become a writer. In 1936 Ellison left for New York with the intent to earn money for his college expenses‚ but instead became a researcher and writer for the New York Federal Writers Program. Here is where he met Richard Wright‚ Langston Hughes and Alan Locke‚ who helped guide and mentor the young writer. During this time‚ Ellison began to develop some of his short stories and essays‚ and worked as the managing editor for The Negro Quarterly. In about 1945 Ellison began to write what
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The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s. At the time‚ it was known as the "New Negro Movement"‚ named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke. Though it was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City‚ many French-speaking black writers from African and Caribbean colonies who lived in Paris were also influenced by the Harlem Renaissance.[1][2][3][4] The Harlem Renaissance is generally considered to have spanned from about 1919 until the early or mid-1930s.
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Adrian Romero Mr. Corbin / Period 4 12/13/13 World History II Harlem Renaissance: The Influence and Impact During the period from 1917 to the mid-1930‚ there was a big boom of African-American cultural expressions that swept through the North and the Midwest of America. But the largest wave of cultural expression happened in Harlem‚ New York. This time period is known as Harlem Renaissance. The reason for this boom was due to the Great Migration‚ the migration of 6 million African-Americans
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Alexis Johnson March 18‚ 2014 EN 132 O Analysis Essay Langston Hughes began writing poetry during his high school years. In some of his poems he uses two devices to point out comparisons which are metaphors and similes. In Harlem he uses personal experiences to compare something else such a using the word “or” after the first comparison. He uses five similes in Harlem: “like a raisin in the sun‚ like as sore‚ does it stink like rotten meat‚ like a syrupy sweet‚ like a heavy load”. Then he
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For years it had been a rule that women were the guardians of morality‚ but as women abandoned what was socially acceptable‚ it seems that the rest of the country followed suit. Hemlines became shorter‚ futuristic buildings towered over people’s heads‚ new technology was developed and made a part of everyday life‚ jazz music blared from radios‚ and a new thirst for equality emerged like never before. The 1920s was known as a form of social revolution. Most young people believed their
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raised in a middle class household where both his parents held decent jobs. At an early age Bearden was exposed to great diversity of artists‚ musicians and writers‚ his home was a frequent hangout spot for major figures such as Duke Ellington‚ Langston Hughes and many more. Art was not always the main focus of Bearden. He studied at Boston University where he played baseball and eventually after taking a few art classes he illustrated the cartoons in the Baltimore Newspaper. Bearden also traveled the
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At the beginning of the poem‚ Hughes lists all the people that were struggling and being oppressed at the time the poem was written. He points out the poor‚ the blacks that still bare the scares of slavery‚ the red man driven from his home‚ and the immigrant clutching to hope. He reconciles them with the opening plea by saying‚ “America will be!” This is saying that they still had hope. Hughes probably had different responses to his poem back in 1938. Poor blacks would have agreed and sympathized
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