Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to ...

The Village Bohemian counterculture movement in the late 19th century and early 20th, with its artistic creativity and ...

Poet, playwright, novelist, and social activist Langston Hughes and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared a ...

In one of his timeless and memorable poems, Langston Hughes, author and poet of The Harlem Renaissance, asked the question: ...

Victoria Christopher, co-author of "The Personal Librarian," turns to Langston Hughes and other lights of the Harlem ...

Victoria Christopher Murray's new historical novel, "Harlem Rhapsody," is a love letter to Harlem in the early 1920s and to ...

Langston Hughes was known as a key figure in both literary and artistic spaces during the Harlem Renaissance era.

The spiral of Northside football is hopefully coming to an end with Mark Jones announcing the hire of Daniel Williams from Langston Hughes to take over as head coach. Northside, a storied football ...

One book that echoes the themes explored in Langston Hughes's poetry is The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois. This ...

Feb. events include the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry reading, and a free PPAC program celebrating musician and activist Randall Ashe.

Rhode Island’s Black History Month kicks off with the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading on February 2. The event runs from 1-3 p.m. at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) ...