We are always in dialogue with Langston Hughes' short poem Harlem, first published in 1951. I can hear Hughes in the background of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. I hear Hughes ...

In his poem, “Harlem,” Langston Hughes’ asks, “What happens to a dream deferred?” It is a question that currently is being answered with increasing insistence on the streets of America ...

ELISA NEW: When, in 1951, Langston Hughes published his book-length jazz poem "Montage of a Dream Deferred," it had been 30 years since he'd arrived in Harlem from Joplin, Missouri.

In the poem “Harlem,” Langston Hughes asks a critical question about our lives. We all have dreams, ambitions and goals to achieve. But what happens to a dream deferred? While Hughes may have asked ...

In the years since King's speech, some of his dream for America has come true. ("Yes, we can.") Much still needs to be done. We who protested and marched in the '60s with King refuse to let his ...

The lyricism of Langston Hughes’s poetry has inspired a wide range of composers to put pen to paper. This concert, curated by the exciting soprano Julia Bullock, as part of her yearlong ...

We are always in dialogue with Langston Hughes' short poem Harlem, first published in 1951. I can hear Hughes in the background of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. I hear Hughes ...