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[WATCH] Happy Birthday Langston Hughes ‘I Dream A World’

Courtneyb | February 1, 2023

I’ve never shared this, but I lived in Langston Hughes house in Harlem,NY in the 90’s. I was a 10-year-old insecure child that had just reconnected with her mother after being apart nearly seven years. My mom lived in Langston’s house with her lover who’s family owned Langston’s former home. They were the perfect family […]

Celebrating Langston Hughes’ Birthday [February 1, 1902]

Kiah Fields | February 1, 2016

As we celebrate Black History Month, we honor American poet, novelist, and playwright Langston Hughes, who was born today [Monday, February 1, 1902] in Joplin, Missouri. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Hughes is known as one of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form of jazz poetry. His poetry was one of the […]