A new exhibit at the Joplin History Museum is dedicated to Joplin native and African American poet, Langston Hughes. ...

“Dream Variations” is a celebration of black identity and a hopeful vision for a future free from racial oppression. Finish story here; 10 Langston Hughes Poems That Define the American Spirit.

Charles Lynn Langston, 78, of Cape Girardeau passed away Feb. 11, 2025. A U.S. Army veteran and member of Bethany Baptist Church, he is survived by his sons, siblings and extended family.

Ellen M. Langston, 92, of Ochlockonee Bay, passed away peacefully January 31, 2025. Ellen married the late William "Bill" Langston in 1980. In retirement they shared the love for fishing trips ...

Joe Wilson Jr. performs In Explanation of Our Times by Langston Hughes at the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry reading Sunday afternoon ...

The Hughes Fire has burned more than 9,000 acres Wednesday around the Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County on Wednesday continuing a devastating wave of Southern California wildfires fueled by dry ...

A fast-moving California fire has forced authorities to evacuate part of a 5,000-person jail in Los Angeles County. The Hughes Fire, which broke out Wednesday afternoon in Castaic, is 0 percent ...

Feb 14 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a third week in a row for the first time since December 2023, energy services firm Baker Hughes (BKR.O), opens new ...

Tens of thousands of residents remain under evacuation orders and warnings Thursday morning as firefighters continue to battle for containment on the Hughes Fire that erupted near Castaic.

The Hughes Fire, which was first reported on Wednesday morning, was first located in the unincorporated community of Castaic in northwestern Los Angeles County. As of 11 p.m. local time ...

PREVIOUSLY on Wednesday: State and local officials held a late afternoon news conference to update Angelenos on the status of the Hughes Fire.