One book that echoes the themes explored in Langston Hughes's poetry is The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois. This ...

an iconic figure in American literature, was a trailblazing poet, novelist, playwright, and social activist who emerged as a ...

The roots of the Harlem Renaissance lay partly in a demographic ... journals showcasing a new generation of African American poets and essayists. On stage, "Shuffle Along" (1921) had a record ...

The Arts Academy of Sedona in collaboration with Verde Valley School is kicking off the celebration of America’s Black ...

Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling author and noted scholar, is the City College of New York's 2025 Langston Hughes ...

Rhode Island’s Black History Month kicks off with the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading on February 2. The event runs from 1-3 p.m. at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) ...

where he teaches US literature and cultural studies. He is the author of The Fugitive Race: Minority Writers Resisting Whiteness (U Press of Mississippi, 2002), and his recent essays on gender and ...