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’ poetic ...

Langston Hughes is one of the most prolific yet most underrated American poets of all time. He was the first Black writer and poet to make his living through his words. He led the Harlem Renaissance, ...

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 ...

Last summer I attended a conference with the Ford Scholars on the Oregon coast. The scholarship program, founded by the Ford Family Foundation headquartered in Roseburg, assists hundreds of Oregon ...

Langston Hughes didn't spend much of his childhood in Missouri, but the poet's presence lingers. Hughes, one of our truest American compasses, entered the world on the first day of February 1901, born ...

Langston Hughes was born James Mercer Langston Hughes in Joplin, Missouri on February 1, 1901. He considered himself a poet first, although he wrote in many literary genres, from short stories to ...

2020-05-29T14:21:43-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/dca/20200529142238010_hd.jpgHouse Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) closes out a hearing on the coronavirus ...

The timeless drama "A Raisin in the Sun" is set to captivate audiences at the Actors Theater of Little Rock. The play, ...