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 ...

by Langston Hughes Langston Hughes’ “Harlem,” often referred to by its opening line, “What happens to a dream deferred?” is one of the most famous poems of the 20th century. Published in ...

His poetry, often simple yet profoundly ... Inspiration and Themes: “Harlem,” also known as “A Dream Deferred,” was written during a time when the post-World War II optimism of African ...

Both were defining figures during the Harlem Renaissance ... One of his most known poems asks us the universal question "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the ...

Poet Langston Hughes asked this profound question in his poem “Harlem” (1951)—and then gave a few distressing options: “What happens to a dream deferred?” Dr. King’s dream need not be perpetually ...

The stakes are high. The AfCFTA, meant to unite 1.3 billion people under a single market, risks failure. With closed borders and skies, a visa-free Africa is a dream deferred.

With closed borders and skies, a visa-free Africa is a dream deferred. AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 110 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and ...

As we welcome 2025, it is impossible to ignore the uncomfortable truth looming over the country: Jamaica is running out of time. Though it sounds funny, Jamaica’s Vision 2030 plan, our bold ...

On a whim, Ms. Breedlove told Ms. Harvey her dream, which seemed thoroughly unrealistic — that she and her dear friend Charlotte Renfield-Miller, who was renting in East Harlem and was also ...

It’s the sound of shenanigans, mess and real life situations (that is!) colliding in the world of “Harlem,” which is back for its third and final season on Amazon Prime. I couldn’t be happier.