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10 Langston Hughes Poems That Capture the Heart of America
Biography via Yahoo News· 3 months ago“Harlem,” “I, Too,” and “Mother to Son” are among Langston Hughes’ most famous poems. His poetry’s...
10 Celebrities Who Got Their Start on ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’
Biography via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe 10 Most Famous MousketeersAlamy As the Great Migration of African Americans made its way north,...
11 Notable Artists from the Harlem Renaissance and Their Enduring Works
Biography via Yahoo News· 8 months ago11 Notable Artists from the Harlem RenaissanceGetty Images The Harlem Renaissance, spanning the late...
Is Harlem Safe? Tips for Visiting the Black Mecca of the 20’s
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHarlem, New York is an iconic destination that has been featured in films, art, music and many other...
Detroit abounds in the work of a local poet who became world famous
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWhen Langston Hughes visited Detroit in April 1937, he was already at 36 a celebrated American...
Langston Hughes wrote a poem about Black voters in Miami. Why don’t more of us know? | Opinion
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPrior to 1939, the record number of Black votes cast in a Miami city primary was 150. The day after...
The Met’s ‘The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism’ honors America’s Black mecca
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPop culture critic Miles Marshall Lewis explores the throughline from the Harlem Renaissance to...
Erie Theater Co. staging 2 performances of Langston Hughes' play 'Black Nativity'
Erie Times News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo thousand years separate the first and second acts of "Black Nativity," but the co-director of...
'Keepers of the Dream' envisions meeting of literary titans for Black History Month
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThere’s no historical evidence that two titans of American literature, John Steinbeck and Langston...
Cultural society fosters knowledge of poet Langston Hughes at local event
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFeb. 1—Community members promoting awareness of Joplin-born Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes say their efforts are taking root. About 60 members of the Langston Hughes Cultural Society ...