Langston

[ lang-stuhn ]

noun

1. John Mercer, 1829–97, U.S. public official, diplomat, and educator.
2. a male given name.

Example Sentences

Before him, Democratic National Committee Black Caucus Vice Chair Charlie Staten introduced the event in opening remarks that called back to Black leaders and thinkers past, quoting Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes and dropping subtle nods to the nation's first Black congresswoman, Democratic New York Rep. Shirley Chisholm.

From Salon

“Whether he was quoting Langston Hughes or Jay-Z, he was highlighting his Blackness in ways that showed his familiarity and commitment to the community, at least culturally if not politically.”

From Slate

In an eloquent eulogy bookended by the poetry of Czeslaw Milosz and Langston Hughes, he exhorted Americans to “practice the politics of the preamble to the Constitution” as the “only way” to honor Lewis’ life.

From Los Angeles Times

The show alludes to the Langston Hughes poem that asks what happens to a dream deferred.

From New York Times

Let us be lonely on Black X and that the Black American Twitter dream may live, wherein one day we share Langston Hughes’ FBI file and the next day we trade takes on the Young Thug trial.

From Los Angeles Times