(ThyBlackMan.com) Langston Hughes, one of the most significant ... the inspiration and impact behind them. 1. “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” (1921) Inspiration and Themes: Hughes wrote ...

Poet and writer Langston Hughes, famous for his elucidations of Black American life in his poems, stories, autobiographies, and histories, was born in Joplin, Missouri, on Feb. 1, 1901 or 1902.

The words of these Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America ...

The man. The poet. The legend. Embodying all three of the above titles, Langston Hughes was known as a key figure in both literary and artistic spaces during the Harlem Renaissance era.

The title refers to Rainey’s stage name, which is a nod to author and activist Langston Hughes ... IC Speaks, to young people from all sorts of backgrounds to share their truths. “The Negro ...

Part of The NYPR Archives Celebrates Black History Month. The New York Public Radio Archives has pulled together some of the department's leading preservation work, series and sonic artifacts ...

Author and journalist Charles M. Blow will leave The New York Times and receive the inaugural Langston Hughes fellowship at Harvard, hosted by the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute at the ...

The Netherlands, Belgium, England, and Scotland are struck by the North Sea Flood following a catastrophic storm. The rising tides engulfed scores of towns and farmlands, as the water level reached ...

The theme is determined each year by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Hall took the "I've Known Rivers" title from a haunting poem by Langston Hughes. "I’ve known ...

Petersburg. Credit: Alexander Dmitrievich Litovchenko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The infernal rivers of Greek mythology, ruled by Hades, the god of the dead and king of the underworld, are ...