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For those who aren’t bookworms, there’s a new film, I, too, Sing America: Langston Hughes Unfurled, a two-part documentary that explores Hughes life and work, being prepped for the screen.
The University of Missouri Press has tracked down all of his works and will publish them as they originally appeared during Hughes' lengthy career, which lasted until his death in 1967.
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 ...
This exploration of famous Black poems and their writers highlights the enduring power of poetry to capture the human ...
Langston Hughes' birthplace can't forget him — and neither should we. Murals around downtown Joplin bear quiet witness to his greatness and hope.
From Little Africa to the jazz cafes where Josephine Baker performed, here’s where to immerse yourself in the art, food, and ...
Local poetry: Smith will discuss their collection “Bluff” and a new compilation of Hughes’ work in St. Paul.
When Langston Hughes visited Detroit in April 1937, he was already at 36 a celebrated American writer, leader of the Harlem Renaissance. He came to the city to see friend Elsie Roxborough’s ...
New LANGSTON leader Ebony Arunga was raised in the Central District. At the neighborhood's Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, she "found voice." ...