There’s much ado about splashy new supper club the Roosevelt Room and Harlem Underground, the Harlem Renaissance-inspired club opening next weekend, not least because of the period inspiration from Prohibition gangsters, Art Deco and flapper chic. Full Article at National Post

Roy DeCarava, an American master, died October 27, 2009, a few weeks shy of his ninetieth birthday. Full Article at Eye Level

Suite 200The Irving Arts Center celebrates jazz, theater and artistic legends from the Harlem Renaissance. Enjoy books and an art project with a Harlem Renaissance theme. Ages 3 and up. All supplies provided. Full Article at Mom2Mom DFW

2-4 p.m. , SaturdaysArt LabStudents explore the cultural explosion that defined the Harlem Renaissance, re-creating Romare Bearden's collages, Langston Hughes’ poetry, Billie Holiday’s soulful sounds and the works of other influential artists of the... Full Article at Mom2Mom DFW

Abuja — It was Langston Hughes the great African-American poet of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s that once asked in his 1951 collection just what happens to a dream deferred. "Does it dry up/like raisin in the sun? Full Article at AllAfrica.com

Late this past spring, I read On the Shoulders of Giants, a book by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about the Harlem Renaissance, its music, and the effect of both on Kareem's development as a person. Full Article at All About Jazz