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 ...

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

As part of Black History Month, NewsNation is celebrating artful and creative pioneers within the Black community who have left an indelible mark on the arts and shattered barriers for other ...

This year's event commemorates the centenary of the Harlem Renaissance ... poetry, fiction, drama, autobiography and critical essays that help to celebrate the memory and tradition of Langston Hughes.

Five years after his first poem was published, Langston Hughes wrote in The Nation ... Hughes’ poems made him a leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance and remain influential today.

Author and journalist Charles M. Blow will leave The New York Times and receive the inaugural Langston Hughes fellowship at ...

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

Featuring free classical music performances, poetry walks, historical discussions and even a 'drunk history' comedy show, ...

Both Hurston and Hughes are considered to be pre-eminent writers of twentieth-century African American literature. Both were defining figures during the Harlem ... A major poet, 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) ...