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L istings and commentary for Week 2 of the American Film Institute Film Festival of Los Angeles, which runs through March 26: WEDNESDAY “Hart Crane” and “Langston Hughes” (U.S.A., both 1986, 6 p.m., Barnsdall Gallery Theater, free).
March 15, 1987
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I think what Langston Hughes would want us to remember about him are those things that he worked so hard to achieve; among them, his inventive, timeless body of poetry and prose, his contribution to U.S. culture, his international literary influence, his courageous stand against racism and his amazingly resilient belief in equality and the goodness of human beings.
June 21, 1991
In 1960, the NAACP presented its highest honor — the Spingarn Medal — to poet and activist Langston Hughes.
Feb. 6, 2015
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April 16, 2011
British film maker Isaac Julien’s elegant meditation on black gay sexuality, “Looking for Langston” (at the Nuart Sunday and Monday), has outraged the estate of Langston Hughes because it depicts the late poet as being homosexual.
Jan. 26, 1990
Larry Horne could hardly contain his excitement at last winter’s Berlin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival when he saw “Looking for Langston,” director Isaac Julien’s study of homosexuality during the Harlem Renaissance.
July 12, 1989
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It’s billed as “An Evening with Langston and Martin,” but for actor Danny Glover, the two-man theatrical production he’s taking part in tonight is largely a prelude to the question-and-answer session that follows.
Feb. 27, 1992
Langston Hughes is probably the best known name among African-American poets.
Feb. 26, 1995
The Huntington lands an Altadena family’s cache of Langston Hughes material.
Dec. 4, 2002
Louise Thompson Patterson, a social activist who was the last remaining survivor of the cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance and a longtime associate of poet and playwright Langston Hughes, died Aug. 27 in New York.
Sept. 19, 1999