The New Negro, Alain Locke
The New Negro, Alain Locke
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Synopsis

This anthology edited by the American writer, philosopher, and patron of the arts Alain Locke brings together some of the most influential pieces of African American works from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Featuring the voices of Zora Neale Thurston, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Langston Hughes, Locke included commentary on the emergence of the New Negro Movement, also known as the Harlem Renaissance. The New Negro is considered to be the definitive text on the movement.

About Alain Locke

Alain Locke (1886-1954) was an African American writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts. Considered a prominent intellectual of his day, he was a leader and supporter of the Harlem Renaissance and the mentor of many influential African American writers and thinkers, including Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.

About York Whitaker

York Whitaker began her acting training at the age of eleven as a student at Ronald Edmonds Learning Center's Academy of Performing Arts. She later studied at the world-renowned Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts.

About Robin Eller

Robin Eller is an accomplished actress, dance educator, and voice artist who has appeared on stage and television and in films and commercials. The narrator of several audiobooks, she speaks fluent Italian and has performed with prominent musicians, including James Brown, with whom she traveled the world as a dancer.

About Charon Normand-Widmer

Charon Normand-Widmer is an anthropologist with a background in biology. When not reading textbooks for fun, she likes to spend her time hiking in the woods or dancing.

About Ron Butler

Ron Butler is a Los Angeles based actor who works regularly as a commercial and animation voiceover artist and an audiobook narrator. A member of the Atlantic Theater Company, he has over a hundred film and television credits to his name and won an Independent Filmmaker Project Award for his work in the HBO film Everyday People.

About J. D. Jackson

J.D. Jackson is a classically trained actor, a theater professor, an aspiring stage director, and an award-winning audiobook narrator. His television and film credits include roles on House, ER, Law & Order, Hack, Sherrybaby, Diary of a City Priest, and Lucky Number Slevin. The recipient of several audiobook awards for narration and an Odyssey Honor for G. Neri's Ghetto Cowboy, he was named one of AudioFile's Best Voices of the Year for 2012 and 2013.

About Sean Crisden

Sean Crisden is a multitalented actor who has narrated audiobooks in almost every genre, from science fiction to romance. He has also voiced characters in numerous video games, such as the award-winning ShadowGun, and appeared in many commercials and films, including The Last Airbender. A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sean now resides in Phoenix, Arizona.

About Cary Hite

Cary Hite is an experienced actor and audiobook narrator who has had the pleasure of working with a number of publishing houses. An Earphones award-winner, he currently resides in New York City.

About Bill Andrew Quinn

Bill Andrew Quinn has been narrating audiobooks for a myriad of publishers since 1992. A nationally recognized voice actor, he has done campaigns for Coke Zero, ESPN, and Totino’s while also conducting music and informational research for his own radio show. He currently resides in the New York City area, where he enjoys sampling craft beer and watching his beloved St. Louis Cardinals play on the MLB Network.

About Leon Nixon

Leon Nixon is a Los Angeles based voice actor who has narrated audiobook titles in a wide range of genres, including crime, mystery, science fiction, romance, and nonfiction. Classically trained as an actor and improviser, he can also be found performing on stage.

About Earl Sewell

Earl Sewell is a writer, instructor, podcaster, and audiobook narrator who has lent his talents to voiceover, eLearning, animation, and corporate narration. He enjoys reading and participating in Ironman Triathlons.

About Rhett Samuel Price

Rhett Samuel Price is a skilled voiceover artist and audiobook narrator who began using his voice to sing as a child. A former traffic reporter for a radio station in Los Angeles, he went on to become an on-air television personality and has now lent his voice to multiple corporations and commercials, as well as audiobooks.

About Dez Walker

Dez Walker is an experienced audiobook narrator. He discovered musical theater later in his life and went on to take up acting, voiceover work, and narration. He has contributed to projects that have been seen and heard all over the country. He was born and raised in Detroit.

About Patryce Williams

Patryce Williams is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York City and is a member of the Actors Equity Association.

About Kevin R. Free

Kevin R. Free is an actor, writer, director, and producer whose work has been developed both regionally and in NYC. He is an accomplished voice actor, having created voices for commercials and, most notably, the voice of Kevin for the popular podcast Welcome to Night Vale.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David

This is the Bible of the Harlem Renaissance. It is another classic,must have book. Edited by the first black Rhodes Scholar, Dr. Alain Locke, this anthology includes the work of many of the Harlem Renaissance writers: Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Jean Toomer, Claude McKay, and others. Every time......more

Goodreads review by Ruby

African-American anthology during the Harlem Renaissance (1920s and 1930s). Magnificent! Monumental! Historical! . The book compiles the writings of some of the most important writers in history. The topics covered are vast from literature to history. The writings are purposive and clear with each se......more

This was a comprehensive collection of writing from early 20th century authors of African descent that created work that wealthy white American patrons were willing to economically support (i.e. Albert C. Barnes, Charlotte Osgood Mason etc.). During this time in the U.S., Africana culture was in vog......more

This is not the best collection of writings from the Harlem Renaissance, but I love it as a historical document. It is the collection that was published at the time, and as such it is extremely interesting and engaging.......more

Goodreads review by Alex

A phenomenal collection, including a balls-up selection of poetry from all the important voices of the Harlem Renaissance and some terrific essays. Well chosen and well commented on, this is the work that defined the Harlem Renaissance and it's indispensable. Not a false note in it.......more