By Brent Hayes Edwards In January 1928, Claude McKay mailed an audacious letter to the director of the Compagnie Fabre, one of the oldest shipping lines in France. He asked the director to ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Claude McKay, one of the most influential figures in the Harlem Renaissance, left behind a rich collection ...

From academic texts to The Atlantic, contemporary literature shows how McKay’s 1919 poem remains relevant, offering language to inspire courage in the face of racism. Director Ava DuVernay ...