BGSQD
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OUTWRIGHT LTD and the Bureau present:
The New Negro: 100th Anniversary Celebration
Join us in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of the groundbreaking anthology, The New Negro: An Interpretation (New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1925), edited by the esteemed philosopher and “Dean of the Harlem Renaissance” Alain Locke. This was the first collection of writings by a cross section of African American essayists, poets, and novelists issued by a major publishing company for a wide American audience. This celebration will discuss the book’s history and impact, as well as some of the key figures involved in its genesis, including Jessie R. Fauset, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and Paul U. Kellogg.
In the words of scholar Henry Louis Gates, the Harlem Renaissance was “surely as gay as it was Black.”
Refreshments! Door Prizes!
Copies of:
The New Negro, by Alain Locke (Scribner Book Company, 1999 [originally published 1925], paperback, $24)
and
The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke, by Jeffrey C. Stewart (Oxford University Press, 2020, paperback, $31.99)
Thank you for supporting the Bureau by purchasing books from us!
This event will take place in person at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division, on the second floor (room 210) of The LGBT Community Center, 208 W. 13th St., NYC, 10011.
Registration is not required. Seating is first come, first served.
The Bureau will solicit donations at the beginning of the event—we especially encourage donations from those who do not plan to purchase any books.
All are welcome to attend, with or without a donation.
We will pass a bag for donations at the start of the event, but we can also take credit card donations at the register or on Venmo @BGSQD
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Thank you for committing to sustaining this vital project!