Harlem YMCA executive director Christopher Foster praises the young Black Achievers in Industry (BAI) students using a quote from a Harlem icon at the 51st
April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate and enlighten, here is a list of 10 of the best and most influential Black poets of all-time.
April is National Poetry Month, a time to acknowledge the critical role poetry has played in our culture and literature. Now is the perfect time
The melodic sounds of good music were in the air as VocalEssence did a phenomenal job celebrating Black History Month with the performance of I Trust Harlem
In the 1920s, a new movement in Harlem began that made an indelible impact on Black culture. It brought Black artists’ cultural, social and artistic sensibilities
[jwplayer S9zheOOr] At the Birthday celebration for Langston Hughes at the City Winery in Chicago, we asked a few patrons and poets what Black History
[jwplayer 0gijsxSM] Golden Globe-winning actress Regina Taylor was the director of a Black History Month celebration of Langston Hughes at the City Winery in Chicago.
Kamica Hampton is a risk taker who loves shoes and followed her passion. One day after overindulging at Gregory’s Shoes, Hampton realized it took three people
For the last 20 years of his life, the celebrated writer Langston Hughes lived at 20 E. 127th St. in Harlem. Now nearly 50 years later, his
Wednesday, June 8, actor Jussie Smollett posted a picture to Twitter informing fans that he will play poet Langston Hughes in the coming Reginald Hudlin
The burgeoning Aplomb Gallery in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood recently played host to a unique evening of art and culture that served to culminate Black
What started you on the path of acting? I’d have to give credit to my brother. My brother exposed me to the wonderful world of
President Barack Obama, Oprah, Common and more have used Instagram to pay tribute to one of God’s angels, Maya Angelou. She lived life to the
As with many facets of entertainment, gay authors have had to work doubly hard for recognition in the literary world. But a number of LGBT
Make it a point to get to the annual Harlem Book Fair 2012, presented by Quarterly Black Review, with panels in the Langston Hughes Auditorium
