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Harlem Renaissance (Art (Josephine Baker (She was born on June 3rd in St.…

- - - - Born May 26,1899
        Died February 2,1979
    - - He was one of the first African-American to paint and show the social issues much as race and discrimination.And with this he encouraged many others to do it as well.
        
        Famous paintings
        
        Let My People Go
        
        Into Bondage
        
        The Founding of Chicago
        
        Building More Stately Mansions
        
        The painting that give him am important part of the Harlem Renaissance has the paint "Aspects of Negro Life"it contains four panels with African-American experience.
      - He became assistant professor at Fisk and then founded the school's art department.
        
        He got a master's degree in art education and worked at Fisk for 27 years as the art professor.
  - - - Loïs Mailou Jones was born
        in Boston, Massachusetts in 1905
        
        Jones received recognition in her lifetime through exhibitions and representation in important museum collections and her work remains a substantial and remarkable contribution to the world of American art.
        
        She began her career at a time when racial prejudices and gender discrimination were strong in American culture.
        
        She trained at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston
        
        Her style shifted and evolved multiple times in response to influences in her life, especially her extensive travels. She worked with different mediums, techniques, and influences throughout her long career.
        
        Her extensive travels throughout Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean influenced and changed how she painted.
        
        She felt that her greatest contribution to the art world was "proof of the talent of black artists".
        
        She wished to be known as an American painter with no labels.
        
        Her work echoes her pride in her African roots and American ancestry.
        
        Her parents were Thomas Vreeland and Carolyn Jones. During her childhood, her parents encouraged her to draw and paint using watercolors.
        
        some of her art
  - - - Father: Dee Bannarn
      - Mother: Hassie Bannarn
    - - Minnesota State Fair 1928 (Award), Minneapolis Institute of Art 1932 (prize), Harmon Foundation 1933, PAFA 1934/36, American Negro Exhibition 1940, Minnesota Artists Association Annual 1940 (Award), Minnesota State Fair 1941 (Award), Atlanta University 1943 (Award), Hanley Gallery St. Paul, Minnesota 1945, Newton Gallery, 1945
  - - - who was part of a band called the Tennessee Ten
    - - They traveled all over different clubs in Harlem who performed for money
  - - - Famous For:
        
        Before she was apart of the Harlem Renaissance she had many jobs before that like a teacher, model, nurse, and even a truck driver
        
        She realized after doing her biggest achievement, she wanted to be a sculptor
        
        Best Known for:
        
        Portait of Franklin D. Roosevelt and later became the picture on the dime
        
        Made a nine-foot sculpture of Martin Luther King Jr. that she did while in her eighties which is displayed at the Marshall Park in Charlotte North Carolina
        
        Sculptures:
        
        Mother and Child (1968)
        
        Together (1975)
      - Family Life:
        
        She was the 7th of 10 children of Neal Burke and Mary Burke.
        
        Her grandma sparked her interest in art and her weekly Saturday whitewashing chores did as well . African artwork played a big role in her life
      - Born on December 30th 1990 in Mooresville, North Carolina and received her education from Winston Salem University and later graduated as a nurse from St. Agnes Training School in Raleigh then moved to New York
- - - - Billie Holiday was a famous musician🎤
        
        She was born on April 7th, 1915, Philadelphia, PA
        
        She passed away on July 17th, 1959
      - Her name was Eleanora Fagan Holiday, even though she goes by Billie Holiday🎉
      - "Strange Fruit" was her number one sold song🎵🍒
        
        ⬅️Other Famous songs
        
        "God Bless the Child"
        
        "Loverman"
        
        "What a Little Moonlight Can Do"
      - ⬅️Famous Quotes
        
        "Love is like a faucet, it turns off and on"
        
        "Don't threaten me with love, baby, let's just go walking in the rain"
        
        "If you copy, it means you're working without any real feelings.
        No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music"
        
        "If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all".
      - ⬅️Interesting Facts
        
        Her father was only 15, and her mother was only 13 years old when she was born.
        
        She hated the name "Eleanora", especially when people called her Nora, so she went by the name Billlie
        
        Holiday started working when she was 6 years old
  - - - Born: February 10, 1905
      - Died:June 19, 1939
      - Chick Webb fought off congenital tuberculosis of the spine in order to become one of the most competitive drummers and bandleaders of the big band era.
      - Cause of death is spinal complications after surgery
      - Has a lot of music out
        
        Midnite in a madhouse
        
        Spinnin, the Webb
        
        Liza
      - Webb Bought His First Drum Set With His Earnings As A News Boy.
  - - - In 1958, Fitzgerald made history as the first African-American woman to win a Grammy Award
        
        She won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless
        
        She was Best Friends with Marilyn Monroe, who not only was there when she performed but also helped her to perform in areas that were discriminating.
        
        In 1987, United States President Ronald Reagan awarded Ella the National Medal of Arts
        
        5, 76-year-old Ella experienced severe circulatory problems and was forced to have both of her legs amputated below the knees.
        
        Lady is a Tramp
        
        Dream A little Dream of Me
  - - - American Trumpeter
      - Film Star
      - Comedian
      - Home Life:
        
        Famous Film Appearances
        
        Famous Songs:
        
        What a Wonderful World
        
        La Vie En Rose
        
        Star Dust
        
        High Society (1956)
        
        Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
        
        Paris Blues (1961)
        
        Contribution to the Harlem Renaissance
        
        His contribution was well known throughout the Harlem Renaissance and throughout the world. His virtuosity on the trumpet and his unique songs along with how he sung them made his work unforgettable to many in the Jazz world.
        
        Mother:
        
        Her name was Mary Albert (1886-1942). Her occupation was disclosed but she mainly had to result to prostitution for money due to her husband leaving.
        
        Siblings:
        
        Sister:
        
        Her name was Beatrice Armstrong Collins. She was known for being a famous singer during this era as well along with her brother Louis.
        
        Brothers:
        
        With the real name of Henry Melody Jackson Jr., Henry Armstrong (1912-1988) was the younger brother to Louis. He was known for being a famous boxer with a career consisting of 151 wins, 101 wins by KO, 21 losses and 9 draws.
        
        William Armstrong
        
        Father:
        
        His name was William Armstrong (1881-1922). He became a factory worker for his family but they were still very poor. He later left Louis when he was only 8 years old.
      - His singing style
- - - - Born on July 8, 1902 and died May 30, 1981
      - Poet, fiction-writer, journalist and visual artist, and a big influence on education
      - The Crisis, New Negro and Opportunity were some of her big publications in the Harlem Renaissance
      - Born in Giddings Texas she spent part of her childhood on a Native American reservation in Nevada where her parents were teachers
      - Her parents had divorced and her mom won full custody but her father kidnapped her and moved her to Brooklyn, where she went to Girl's High School
      - Bennett became the first African-American member of her school's theater and literature student organizations.
      - Columbia University's Teacher College, though she transferred to Pratt Institute, graduating in 1924
      - She joined the faculty at Howard University for a time before receiving funding to travel to Paris, taking course work at the Sorbonne and Julian Academy.
      - Heritage," "To Usward," "Moon Tonight" and "Fantasy," she also published the short stories "Wedding Day" and "Tokens" in the mid-1920s and penned "The Ebony Flute" arts column for Opportunity.
  - - - Playwright
      - Song Writer
      - Historian
      - Author
      - Poet
      - Stage and Screen Producer
      - Dancer
      - Director
      - Prerormer
      - Singer
      - Civil Rights Activist
      - Actress
    - - Born on: April 4th, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri.
      - Angelou had a difficult childhood. Her parents split up when she was very young, and she and her older brother, Bailey, were sent to live with their father's mother, Anne Henderson, in Stamp, Arkansas.
      - As an African American, Angelou experienced firsthand racial prejudices and discrimination in Arkansas.
    - - After experiencing health issues for a number of years, Maya Angelou died on May 28, 2014, at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
      - The news of her passing spread quickly with many people taking to social media to mourn and remember Angelou. Singer Mary J. Blige and politician Cory Booker were among those who tweeted their favorite quotes by her in tribute. President Barack Obama also issued a statement about Angelou, calling her "a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly phenomenal woman." Angelou "had the ability to remind us that we are all God's children; that we all have something to offer," he wrote.
    - - I Still Rise
      - Phenomenal Woman
      - Caged Bird
      - On the Pulse of Morning
      - A Brave and Startling Truth
    - - Son: In 1944 Maya Angelou had her son a 16 years oldGuy (a short-lived high school relationship led to the pregnancy). A poet himself, Angelou’s son now goes by the name Guy Johnson.
        
        Relatonships: Angelou was likely married at least three times, including in 1973 to a carpenter, Paul du Feu.
- - - - Died in 1970.
      - William’s parents name was Henry Johnson and Alice Smoot, they both were laborers.
      - He spent his last 23 years in a mental hospital in New York.
      - William was the oldest out of 5 children who lived in a poor town does in the South .
      - Born in Florence South Carolina
      - In 1918, at the age of 17, William left South Carolina to peruse his dreams up in New York.
      - Born on March 8th 1901
      - William graduated in 1926.
      - William was a painter