Isaac Julien has a history of working with the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance. So it makes sense that his latest commission, for Philadelphia’s Barnes Foundation, circled back on writer, philosopher ...

Jeffrey Stewart was a graduate student when he first encountered Alain Locke. College students discover and forget historical figures every day, but something about Locke intrigued Stewart, today a ...

Five black students have been selected as Rhodes scholars in one of the highest academic achievements for U.S. college students, according to the Rhodes Trust, which administers the program, and the ...

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Since it was originated in 1902, the Rhodes Scholarship Trust has selected only one U.S. Negro as a Rhodes scholar* and has never granted a scholarship to a student in a Negro college. Last week came ...