Balance Quote by Aberjhani

As one who loves literature, art, music and history, I've been deeply rooted in the Harlem Renaissance for many years.

— Debbie Allen

When reading about what may be described as the lesser celebrated heroic figures of the Harlem Renaissance, we rarely get a definitive look at…

— Aberjhani

Harlem has always been the nexus of music, politics, culture, criminal figures.

— Cheo Hodari Coker

The history of mankind is a perennial tragedy; for the highest ideals which the individual may project are ideals which he can never realize…

— Reinhold Niebuhr

I think there's some great stuff coming. I do feel that. I think we have reached our Harlem Renaissance.

— Sandra Cisneros

When I think of the Harlem Renaissance, I think of bright colors, and bold, dynamic art. African American artists of the period were, in…

— Nikki Grimes

Despite everything that Harlem did to our generation, I think it gave something to a few. It gave them a strength that couldn't be…

— Claude Brown

All human history moves towards one great goal

— James Joyce

In 1920 [H.G. Wells] described human history as becoming more and more a race between education and catastrophe.

— Joel Garreau

A lot of creativity coming from the east side of Harlem. It really built my character and who I am.

— Dave East

“The memorable events of history are the visible effects of the invisible changes of human thought. The reason these great events are so rare…

— Gustave Le Bon

“Nowadays our sense of history is being destroyed by the nature of our history - our memory is short and it grows shorter under…

— Lionel Trilling