On February 18, Yvette Porter Moore was a guest speaker for Black History Month at the Delta Kappa Gamma, Eta Nu Chapter. The presentation was themed around African Americans and the Arts. Porter-Moore spoke about the Harlem Renaissance in New York and how it correlated to the Black Renaissance in San Diego, which was considered the Harlem of the West.
The spirit of Harlem in San Diego can be documented as early as 1917. The Ramsey’s, and Rowe’s were integral to the Renaissance in San Diego. May it also be noted that the Clementine McDuff Elks Lodge hosted many of the great musicians and artists that visited San Diego. The Douglas Hotel and local residents would provide places for many of the performers to stay as discrimination and Jim Crow was alive and well.
