My favorite time in black history (besides now, ’cause there’s no time like the present) is the Harlem Renaissance. There was such a richness and fertility of life, art, music, politics, and education that existed then. Black people were determined to promote pride, hope, optimism, and unity such that has hardly been seen on that level since. For me, the Harlem Renaissance carries a sort of regal and lavish air to it that is just so attractive.