Humanities Homework Help

This discussion is based on thehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09btgc2 “You’re Dear To Me” podcast on the Harlem Renaissance.

Choose ONE of the following questions to address in your initial post, at least 200 words.

1. In the podcast (around 6’20”), Roy Wood Jr. compares Oscar Micheaux’s filmmaking in the 1920s to the increased exposure Netflix has given to Black content in the past year. Are there any other parallels between the Harlem Renaissance and recent developments in the arts, particularly music?
2. In the podcast (around 33’30”) we learn about Bessie Smith’s commercial success. How did her personal wealth compare to that of other Black artists at the time? What does that say about the status of Black music in 1920s America?
3. In what ways, according to the podcast, was the Cotton Club a place of “white tourism” (around 38’20”)?