By Elizabeth Stephens April 24, 2015 Billie Holiday Born Eleanora Fagan in Philadelphia on April 17, 1915, Billie Holiday, affectionately known to many as “Lady Day,” was undoubtedly one of the most highly-acclaimed female jazz vocalists of the Harlem Renaissance. Throughout her lifetime, she was honored with induction to the Rock […]
Harlem Renaissance Museum Blends Iconic Figures, Midwestern Roots
By Elizabeth Stephens April 10, 2015 Poet and novelist Jean Toomer, dancer Josephine Baker, writer Alain Locke, and poet Langston Hughes all have roots in the Midwest. They’re also cultural icons from the 1920s and are being celebrated as part of the grand opening of Madison’s new Harlem Renaissance Museum, which […]