newmanology:

BLACK HISTORY MONTH MAGAZINES: OPPORTUNITY

Opportunity, A Journal of Negro Life, was published by the National Urban League from 1923-49. The first editor was Charles Johnson. In addition to essays on sociological issues, Opportunity had a strong emphasis on photography, art, and poetry. Early covers included artwork by Aaron Douglas, and writers included many figures from the Harlem Renaissance, including Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Zora Neale Hurston.

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vintageblack2: The Street by Ann Petry. Originally published in 1946 and hailed by critics as a masterwork. The Street was the first novel written by a black female author to sell over 1,000,000 copies. There was talk that Lena Horne would star in a film version, but it never happened.

vintageblack2:

The Street by Ann Petry. Originally published in 1946 and hailed by critics as a masterwork. The Street was the first novel written by a black female author to sell over 1,000,000 copies. There was talk that Lena Horne would star in a film version, but it never happened.