I learned that Langston Hughes wrote a poem about Black voters in Miami while researching a story six years ago. In “The Ballad of Sam Solomon,” Hughes documents how Overtown resident Samuel B.

It was a Fourth of July weekend that promised fun, and young people came in droves to a be a part of it. The 1960 Newport Jazz Festival offered a beach-party atmosphere and live music by the likes of ...

Founded in 1994, the Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading shares the work and wisdom of the Harlem Renaissance poet with the Providence community. The event brings together artists and community ...

And yet must be—the land where every man is free." That line comes from Langston Hughes' poem "Let America Be America Again," first published in Esquire in 1936. It's a long poem (which you can read ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Langston Hughes has always held a special place in my heart—not just as a literary icon, but as a voice that’s guided me through different chapters of life. His words are like old ...

During the Harlem Renaissance, some Black people hosted rent parties, celebrations with an undercurrent of desperation in the face of racism and discrimination. By Debra Kamin A poem from Langston ...

Weary blues (1926) / Countee Cullen, Jessie Fauset -- Fine clothes to the Jew (1927) / DuBose Heyward, Margaret Larkin -- Not without laughter (1930) / V.F. Calverton, Sterling A. Brown -- Ways of ...

Langston Hughes’ 1931 poem “The Black Clown” chronicled 300 years of African-American history in under 400 words. Davone Tines’ 75-minute stage adaptation, which runs through Sept. 23 at the American ...

A poetic tribute to Langston Hughes, who was born a hundred years ago Friday. My name is Pov Chin. I'm a student, and I want to become a teacher. I was reading a bunch of poetry. Like over the summer, ...