We are always in dialogue with Langston Hughes' short poem Harlem, first published in 1951. I can hear Hughes in the background of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. I hear Hughes’ poetic ...

In the poem “Harlem,” Langston Hughes asks a critical question about our lives. We all have dreams, ambitions and goals to achieve. But what happens to a dream deferred? While Hughes may have asked ...

Martin Luther King Jr.‘s dream – which alternated between shattered and hopeful – can be traced back to Hughes’ poetry. AP Photo For years, Martin Luther King Jr. and poet Langston Hughes maintained a ...

Langston Hughes once questioned what happens to dreams that are never realized in his moving poem "Harlem," which went on to inspire the plot of "A Raisin in the Sun." Written in 1951 while watching ...

“What happens to a dream deferred?” Bill Clinton, Herbie Hancock, and others weigh in. “What happens to a dream deferred?” Langston Hughes’s question calls President Bill Clinton, pianist and composer ...

We are always in dialogue with Langston Hughes' short poem Harlem, first published in 1951. I can hear Hughes in the background of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. I hear Hughes’ poetic ...