News:
Langston Hughes Society Luncheon 2012 -- Tayari Jones is the featured speaker at the Langston Hughes Society luncheon, which is scheduled for noon-1:15 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta on Peachtree Street, 265 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30303. Her published novels include Leaving Atlanta, The Untelling, and Silver Sparrow (which was nominated for a 2012 NAACP Image Award). She will speak on “Histories: Folkspeak, Folktales, Folklore.”
In Memoriam:
A memorial service was held at Howard University’s Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel on February 7, 2012 in memory of Dr. Eloise Spicer. Dr. Spicer helped to promote Langston Hughes ‘s works through her dedication to the Langston Hughes Society. She gave a presentation at a Langston Hughes Society Conference held in Joplin, Missouri during 1981. She was a Spanish teacher at a Washington, D.C. high school. The Langston Hughes Society wishes to extend condolences to Dr. Spicer’s family. Dr. Spicer’s contributions to the Langston Hughes Society will always be appreciated. The Langston Hughes Society recognizes Dr. Spicer’s contributions as a teacher, a scholar, and as a founding member who helped create the Langston Hughes Society along with other founding members during 1981.
Executive Committee
Dr. Sharon Lynette Jones
LHS President
Department of English Language and Literatures
African and African American Studies Program
Wright State University
sharon.jones@wright.edu
Dr. Tara T. Green
LHS Vice-President
African American Studies Program
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
ttgreen@uncg.edu
Dr. Gordon E. Thompson
LHS Secretary-Treasurer
English Department
City College of New York/CUNY
gthompson.lit@gmail.com
