Described by Yuval Taylor in his new book Zora and Langston as “one of the ... a volume “of great importance to the Negro peoples.” Hughes titled these three typewritten pages “Foreword ...

April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate the beauty and power of poetry. This monthlong celebration, established ...

According to Kelley, the treatment and praise Penny received from President Donald Trump made him “the perfect symbol for ...

Victoria Christopher Murray will discuss her work, including her newest novel, at the Literacy Coalition of County's event on April 10.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When you think of Washington, DC, the city’s literary scene does not immediately spring to mind. “The ...

“The New Negro Renaissance ... economic position from which to start an art movement. Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston and Jean Toomer—some of the people who later spent time in New ...

playwright and author Langston Hughes: "Jessie Fauset at 'The Crisis,' Charles Johnson at 'Opportunity,' and Alain Locke in Washington were the three people who midwifed the so-called New Negro ...

playwright and author Langston Hughes: "Jessie Fauset at 'The Crisis,' Charles Johnson at 'Opportunity,' and Alain Locke in Washington were the three people who midwifed the so-called New Negro ...

A: It’s always Langston Hughes ... away from “Blues in Stereo” is the incredible fact that Hughes’ first poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” became a classic.

American novel as great titles renewed the art of storytelling and had the power to influence upcoming writers for decades to ...