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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...
Joplin-born Langston Hughes is a Missouri treasure. These 7 poems outline his greatness
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLangston Hughes didn't spend much of his childhood in Missouri, but the poet's presence lingers....
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...
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...
Library Lines: Take time to appreciate National Poetry Month
Cheboygan Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApril is Poetry Month! This year is the 26th annual celebration of National Poetry Month in the...
'Keepers of the Dream' envisions meeting of literary titans for Black History Month
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThere’s no historical evidence that two titans of American literature, John Steinbeck and Langston...
Langston Hughes birthplace findings to be presented
The Joplin Globe, Mo. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJun. 18—A Langston Hughes researcher will present his conclusions about where and when the famed poet, playwright and social activist was born in Joplin. Bill Martin of the Langston Hughes Cultural ...
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...
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,...
Gems of the City: A Q&A with Fayetteville poet LeJuane 'El'Ja' Bowens
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn African Proverb reads, "Let your love be like the misty rain, coming softly but flooding the...