The Queer History of the Harlem Renaissance | Legendary

Who started the Harlem Renaissance? ‘The most luminous luminaries of the Harlem Renaissance were all gay and lesbian’ - Here’s the little-known and oft-forgotten queer history of the Harlem Renaissance.
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[@gotohellenwaite6371]

True death is when your name never crosses another set of lips.. Billy Holliday and Etta James voices touches your soul! Their music makes you feel! These women are so underrated now. Music like this needs to be on the radio daily ( or nightly) As long as I have breath I will keep them alive in my little corner of the world!

[@brianedwards7142]

I adore Billy but I just can't listen to her any more. It just gets too dark in my head. I had Gloomy Sunday as an earworm in my head for a day recently, got me all out of sorts.

[@gotohellenwaite6371]

@@brianedwards7142 .. you need to find what makes you shine and be there.. mentally or physically. Love, light and blessings be with you and yours… I hope you find your shine!

[@ROCCOA65]

@@gotohellenwaite6371what a perfect, well intended response 😘😘

[@ROCCOA65]

@@brianedwards7142i plan on watching this & learning all about the Harlem Renaissance! Actually pretty excited about hearing this style of music…you can never experience too much “new to you” music😊. Should I skip over some of Billy’s? I don’t want to get out of sorts, but I don’t want to miss out on any of her songs.

[@brianedwards7142]

@@ROCCOA65 You don't know what's going to affect you until it does. I would listen to it all, even Gloomy Sunday but remember to cut it with some upbeat stuff. That was a great time for novelty and comedic songs like Minnie the Moocher and Yo' Feets too Big. Pennies from Heaven, Sunny Side of the Street and That Sugar Baby of Mine all put a smile on my face too.

[@staceyearle2817]

My grandma would tell me how my great grandma would get all dressed up to go clubbing back than ...my home has so much rich history proud to say Harlem will always be my home ♥️♥️🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Westnile8501]

Mine as well I loved hearing those stories.

[@ROCCOA65]

Would love to hear/read stories like that!

[@kerstiesweeney]

What a time. Also, I could listen to this guy talk all day long.

[@robbb416]

Right! I did not want it to end. I wanted to continue hearing more and more.

[@B1ackR08]

Shirtainly!

[@minombre5555]

What a great choice to have Peppermint narrate the beginning. Peppermint is just good people! Peppermint, your kindness and class have not gone unnoticed.

[@nowthisimpact]

Watch more videos of Legendary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6DdmpiOnZ6Ho7s

[@zurileonard2620]

I don't know how ANYBODY can open their mouth to claim the brilliant Mr. Jmes Baldwin was straight. He was very open about who he was.

[@JayGarcon]

Thanks so much for sharing this black history

[@youtubeillegallydeletesacc1525]

Homosexuality is not our history.

[@theblackpearlofbraavos]

If I could go back in time...this would be it. The Harlem Renaissance.

[@Ocean-yl4do]

Be careful what you wish for

[@melmel3703]

@@Ocean-yl4do right

[@iamashleyyvette]

Same!

[@binky1339]

@@Ocean-yl4do IKR

[@robertamccrorey7312]

It’s refreshing to view these film snippets of Harlem.

[@scorpioqueen6878]

Such a wonderful piece of art and history. I'd love for more to be offered. Oh how my Uncle Jerome would've loved this . Rip Uncle Jerome 🙏🌻💯🌈

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

This is SO inspiring, on so many levels!

[@junsu21]

The amount of homophobia among my people is truly terrible and sad. Thanks for this story and telling us how much black Americans try to deny this history out of “embarrassment”.

[@InternetVagabond]

Salute to everyone celebrating pride month !

[@injunsun]

Excellent intersectional History lesson. Thank you so very much!

[@Touchcinity]

It's very interesting that this is an advertisement

[@dangerousdiscourse]

No its not, now this is George Soros propaganda so of course itd be incestous with the system architecture. **disclaimer for the morons** Im not speaking on the content of the video in my aforementioned assertion, just the source, dont get hurt in your feels.

[@youtubeillegallydeletesacc1525]

It's not interesting to me. It's TELLING! 😒

[@farajiaziziaddo.6840]

Great video as always

[@guitarnation7420]

Loved this and wanted more! ❤

[@EagleRockers]

Loved this! Thank you so much! 👏

[@user-xo2wr9rl4x]

I don't know why people are so objective to info like this. This is just taking a view on a well-known time period through an uncommon lense. If you like to learn about history, this is a good vid.

[@garycollier6950]

American black Africans really dressed during that time.

[@treefiddy5424]

It’s African American

[@garycollier6950]

@@treefiddy5424 You might be I am a American Black African and proud of it.

[@treefiddy5424]

@@garycollier6950 what’s the difference?

[@treefiddy5424]

@Seth Dean why?

[@treefiddy5424]

@Seth Dean even Asian or Hispanic Americans? So they should be called American too right?

[@guitarnation7420]

Happy Pride EVERYONE! Peace. ❤

[@GG-yn6jw]

How fabulous is this music !!🎶🎵😍

[@womenrule7869]

go Peppermint you are one the best drag queens ever

[@roseeze166]

U sure can lie

[@womenrule7869]

@@roseeze166 I siad one of and not the best that might have to go to RuPaul.

[@ladennayoung2939]

@@womenrule7869 SMH!!

[@womenrule7869]

@@ladennayoung2939 well I am honestly not sure who is the best drag queen ever since there have been a bunch of amazing queens.

[@SoapboxEntTV]

This was very enlightening and touching to listen to.

[@SUROBLEDEKchannel]

Thanks friends for sharing

[@JZidor]

So glad I searched this thanks Beyoncé

[@claudermiller]

What a fantastic moment in time!

[@theartofflying3580]

An we get a whole mini series please and thanks?

[@omarchandler4983]

*Thank you so much for sharing this!* ❤️💕🏳️‍🌈✊🏾

[@robbb416]

Wow! What an interesting and inspiring piece. That made my heart light up with pride.❤️💖🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

[@veldasorrentino4216]

Wonderful piece. Love hearing black American history

[@eileenhwalsh]

This is so well done. Thanks!

[@sii9423]

They're gunna have a field day explaining this generations stamp on history books LMAO

[@zaldnr3376]

hopefully it never makes it into history books

[@sii9423]

@Seth Dean I mean I don't disagree, but that was sort of my point.

[@medmuscle]

Identity politics and snowflakes. Then again, the establishment is rewriting history to their benefit. They will protect the snowflakes.

[@binky1339]

@@medmuscle of course

[@davidcarter8107]

I didn’t know Harlem had segregation

[@michaeltnewyorknights8413]

Segregation was nation wide.

[@lorichaudhry7290]

Fabulous! Thank you 🙏

[@robertdipaola3447]

MOMS MABALY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--SHES THE BEST!!!!!!!!!

[@quentindowell2376]

“..and no one can challenge that statement; it is a matter of historical record.”-JamesBaldwin📚🌈👑✨

[@reginahoggan227]

Am only watching because am obsessed with Harlem.

[@chrissystewart6268]

I want to learn the history so I can write movies about where can I learn more ?

[@lindabuck2777]

I’m old lol and library’s hold a plethora of information. Wear old clothes or something not concerned with dust and grime. I’m not kidding, you wanna dig deep into unused shelves, obscure books, and you’ll be amazed at how creative your brain can be when inspired, the moment you realize you can use others lives you’ve read about and nobody has heard of them or know about them so it’s like new!!! However, ALWAYS CREDIT your inspiration truthfully, coz somebody is bound to know and want to discredit you. I did! I read and based a skit I performed on an obscure story I found and got an A! That was big for me back then. Bolstered my confidence! Unlimited is who you are, so get ready for flight!!! And you gotta do the hard work, no gettin around it. Perseverance is the ‘secret’ to success but most quit, thinking I’ve done this and this and still nothing! Stay the course is the only way. It might take YEARS so all your ‘roughness’ is smoothed out so you can shine bright like the diamond you are🎶🎵😝🙏🏻❤️ get goin enjoy the JOURNEY excersize your wisdom believe in yourself when none do coz they’re flightless birds and you’re a FLYER🌟🌟🌟🙏🏻❤️

[@Thewritingelf]

You might want to read book both from the actual era of the Harlem Renaissance and then books from now about the Harlem Renaissance. It also helps if you use the internet to research figures within that time, the ideals and thoughts of those times, and etc.

[@tonisno4174]

What movie was that clip taken from

[@IsisSushi22]

Kill Bill ☺️

[@erpthompsonqueen9130]

Thank you.

[@shiragoldberg7744]

Peppermint!!! So cool to see you. A real RuGirl!

[@sundial_lupine]

Hi peppermint!!

[@tyroneepps3018]

Hi.n.t.n. I have your new ! Channel I like this channel I will put this 📹 in my library so Keep the 📹's coming your new ! No.1fan.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Very nice.

[@cliffgaither]

There's nothing like New York --- at night --- in Black & White !

[@emsauce75]

Audio fail at 5:43.

[@shayalexander8296]

When people were discreet and kept their business to themselves

[@erinlevere6881]

Well they had to because they would be discriminated against. Today they want to be as open about their relationships as heterosexual people are.

[@MrTwonetwone]

@@erinlevere6881 that’s wrong because now you expose that mess to kids

[@VOLCAL]

HOMOPHOBE MUCH???

[@VOLCAL]

@@MrTwonetwone THE HYPOCRISY OF BLK PEEPS I SEE...

[@medmuscle]

@@VOLCAL Oh please. Liberals are the kings of hypocrisy.

[@jdjking]

Fascinating!!!!!!

[@hildanavarro9379]

🤗Wow this is so good to know. Fantastic❤️🌹🌹🌹❤️👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@justin__roderick]

omg the first balls happened in Hamilton Lodge pass it on

[@i.l.l.l.l.]

Lotta bucks broken up there I reckon

[@williampresley4945]

Apparently so

[@i.l.l.l.l.]

Downright peculiar

[@Grayhairwisdom]

B*More Real B*Less Fake

[@blakrumba]

❤️💜🧡💛💚💙💝

[@Arron413]

Love it

[@fkhowyoufeelaboutit]

8:22 what movie is this from?

[@yassine8935]

Congo cabaret

[@Westnile8501]

Who is the woman in the thumbnail she looks very familiar

[@hildanavarro9379]

Wow very good know❤️🌹🌹❤️👍🏻👏🏻

[@kingmemories352]

It's sad when people struggle to accept WHAT they were born to be in the universe.😪

[@randymarsh878]

Haha ok

[@emuenforcer6280]

We don't have to accept anything. Especially this.

[@lalaland9838]

@@emuenforcer6280 maybe stop being homophobic?

[@emuenforcer6280]

@@lalaland9838 the word homophobe/homophobic has no strength anymore. You can't attribute irrational fear to a natural response to this issue.

[@lisaarmstrong3428]

@@emuenforcer6280 👈👈TROLL👎👎👎

[@charleslawson4792]

That’s Crazy,I Didn’t Know That.

[@freshencounter]

❤️❤️❤️

[@kimberlyirving6412]

Thank you!!!

[@TheTaoofEternalWar]

does anybody know how to make the propaganda icon disappear in the upper left hand corner? Billionaires trying to tell me how to think is kind of annoying.

[@Beastbody1982]

We are not the same.

[@michaeltnewyorknights8413]

🙄

[@najthesavior4286]

Great Depression messed up such a dream.

[@orlightshawat7057]

Happy pride.

[@michelleduncan9965]

So sad.

[@taniwa08]

Peppermint ❤

[@jeannieves6275]

Still Dignified ❤️⭐️🦋

[@davidcarter8107]

I didn’t know they had segregation

[@cameronadair4135]

Okay

[@valentinushengky856]

ANDI $INAGA 46 🇮🇹🇱🇷 🧒 👍🌹💘

[@DrLesiaThePreachasDiviNation]

🦋

[@anthd6747]

Harlem had many biracials in that era

[@taintedlife2618]

Yes Pep!!!!

[@DonnaSnyder]

💕💕 💕

[@duke8696]

The homie Peppermint got broader shoulders then me. I ain’t picking a fight with him.

[@quincebanks1732]

Looking like Ray Lewis in a dress. Smh!

[@marsulusprime]

"Infer"? May be it was the 1920 and harlem was an anything goes kind of place for black people. Not unheard of in the 1920.

[@ladennayoung2939]

SMH.

[@russells.3864]

Not sure how or why this homosexual video found its way in my phone, but I pray that many of you people find Jesus, and soon!

[@thegodblogger3812]

You know why it made its way to you. Nice try though. 🤣🤣🤣

[@cronchybo]

KZbin recommends videos based on the content you consume

[@JourneyOfStrength]

Now This is not news.. psst. It's called propaganda

[@giggitygoo2181]

It's called history

[@theronedawson3236]

There are people who say same thing about Black Wall Street that it is propaganda. There are several other Black Wall Street that they don't talk about.

[@erinlevere6881]

It's history. But you are too prejudice to acknowledge it.

[@MalikaB-715j]

That was started when our people were others property(slavery)

[@recoilbrawl.]

Early

[@djjo4757]

Where's the proof how do you'll know you weren't there

[@finnz7786]

Fr

[@nemonbuckery5512]

I did not know this and black!!!!!!🤔

[@emuenforcer6280]

Stop shoving it down our throats

[@johnlanier8225]

What?

[@katiny2911]

they’re shoving nothing down your throat.

[@lalaland9838]

They are not doing anything homophobe

[@BlkHumanitarianDC65]

The first 10 secs & I couldn't finish it, the ignorance got me of guard.

[@dashoneedward9525]

100% PATHETIC!

[@rowendacarter8790]

Why did you watch it? Just curious 🤷

[@JourneyOfStrength]

Are you so filled with hate that you can't bring yourself to love your own life. Repent from your sins. You who call evil good and good evil. You have transgressed against the God who has made you. Repent for the time is at hand .

[@mesalouis8976]

It’s not their fault you’re too afraid to come out of the closet.

[@yvonneplant9434]

@@mesalouis8976 Folks spending so much time with trolling/ proselytizing.

[@victorsalvador1692]

Don't cry Mary, just come out.

[@carmen-pt2gz]

You’re the one being hateful.

[@JourneyOfStrength]

@@carmen-pt2gz In what way am I being hateful?

[@fkhowyoufeelaboutit]

Ok thank you for telling us we were the down low brothers white men told our women we were. Great job. 👌so i guess it was some truth to what our oppressors said.

[@donzhawthorneiii648]

Who else raped them men other than the oppressors?

[@independentfreepress-ifp236]

Is the host a man?

[@gibememoni]

At least 70% of black men are on the downlo

[@samuelbradley3625]

Says who? Where's your research?

[@ladennayoung2939]

I don't know about 70%.

[@ltlc8985]

LIES!!!

[@hasannaomir.3037]

It is absolutely abominable to use those who have passed on and didn’t force themselves on the public to push your agenda. You ain’t like them. Their contributions to entertainment was with respect and discretion and timeless elegance. This is why it will be forever. Can you provide a lady will and testament from any of those who featured stating that their work was all for the advancement of this end to make known and expose them after death? No respect and exploiting footage and photos to try to justify what is going on now. That was talent back then that entertained the world for generations and generations. Your brand of entertainment is to serve yourselves.

[@lizbradbury2486]

Huh? Actually, many of these people were out and proud.

[@cherylrussell8747]

L up the

[@robertdipaola3447]

Double N squared!!!!!

[@michaelirwin6137]

Who cares

[@AngelMartinez-tr7ju]

Whoever that has a heart

[@NathanielHiggs41]

Dislike

[@kurthanke5788]

Gag....who cares?

[@Caleb-fv5fp]

Don’t care.

[@rowendacarter8790]

Why did you watch it? Just curious 🤷

[@johnlanier8225]

Then why are you here and why did you have to make it know that you don’t care like we care just don’t watch the video

[@Caleb-fv5fp]

@@johnlanier8225 cuz I can

[@Caleb-fv5fp]

@@rowendacarter8790 I didn’t

[@Mr.Mister96]

@@rowendacarter8790 no one watched it,this is an advertisement being ran and it's extremely and purposely controversial

[@SupercellMMA]

stop pushing this garbage at me youtube.

[@cronchybo]

KZbin recommendations are based on the videos you already watch.

[@SupercellMMA]

@@cronchybo It is the pride month promotion at the top.

How about simply DON'T WATCH?