Think of Langston Hughes’ poem “Harlem”: “What happens to a dream deferred? […] does it dry out / like a raisin in the sun?” Yes, the image gives us an idea of what happens when someone’s dream is put off for so long that it dries up like a raisin. But call me silly,...
In 1919, after Madam Walker died, Lelia inherited the company, becoming its president. But she was more of a hands-off manager. Instead, she became an influential hostess and patron of the arts—a key fixture on the Harlem Renaissance scene during the 1920s. Langston Hughes dubbed her the ...
First Book of Jazz - Langston Hughes "Jazz is the 20th century." "Have We Reached the End of Jazz Itself?" - The Nation Flying Lotus, Kendrick LaMarr, and the future of jazz. Groundhog Day, The Big Lebowski, and giving movies a second look. Critics' controversy over Wes Anderson. John...
Because there had never been a Black President (President Obama was not much older than I was and probably hearing the same things), Vanessa Williams had not yet been crowned Miss America, and the first Black astronaut did not go into space until I was in junior high school in the early ...
She perched on her windowsill, gazing at the lurid sun soaking into the Caldera, trying to appreciate it even though she couldn’t have it. Why did she always feel she had to do something in the face of beauty? —Ann Brashares
Langston Hughes, Island Wave of sorrow, Do not drown me now: I see the island Still ahead somehow. I see the island And its sands are fair: Wave of sorrow, Take me there. I talk quite a bit in these pages about race in our country. I know those posts make people uncomfortable. I...
I leave you with this beautiful poem by Langston Hughes. “I loved my friend He went away from me There’s nothing more to say The poem ends, Soft as it began – I loved my friend.” FAQs 1. How do you deal with a friendship breakup? A friendship breakup can seem overwhelming at ...
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