In 1936, the writer Langston Hughes and the artist Elmer W. Brown — two Black men, one famous and the other not — wanted to publish a book.

Hughes’s bibliography is long and well worth your time and attention. To get you started, we’re focusing on 10 of the most powerful Langston Hughes poems.

The Harlem Renaissance changed the trajectory of American culture, and no other artist encapsulates the spirit of that era better than poet Langston Hughes. He wrote unapologetically about Black ...

Jazz musician Langston Hughes II's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.

Founded in 1994, the Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading shares the work and wisdom of the Harlem Renaissance poet with the Providence community. The event brings together artists and community ...

These phenomenal Langston Hughes poems are the perfect introduction to the celebrated poet's impressive body of work.

James Mercer Langston Hughes was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. One of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz ...

Learn more about James Mercer Langston Hughes ( 1901 - 1967). Read the artist bio and gain a deeper understanding with MutualArt's artist profile.

From Little Africa to the jazz cafes where Josephine Baker performed, here’s where to immerse yourself in the art, food, and ...

A generation later, Langston Hughes became Williams’s literary equivalent: a black artist who found his voice in the appropriation of the black underclass. So successful was he that a half-century ...