and as many of you probably know, busboys and poets is named after langston hughes. he was, he worked as a busboy while writing poetry. and for those of you who may not know, it was back in 1924 when the young langston was working at the wardman park hotel which is in woodley park. it's still there today. he was working as a busboy, slipped some of his poetry next to a famous poet by the name of lindsay. while he was working as a busboy, he was being entrepreneurial and slipped some of that poetry next to lindsay who in turn read the poem, he was so impressed by it that the next day he announced to the press he had found the next busboy poet. when i first was opening busboys and poets, we actually had a poem that was sketched on the top of the mural at our 14 and b location, and it was let america be america again which, again, speaks to the same issues that i too sing america speaks, the idea that america is this dichotomy, this sort of confused adolescent where it feels like it's supposed to be something, but it doesn't quite act up to its standard. and i think that

>>host: who is langston hughes? >>host. >>guest: the greatest black poet of all time in one of the world's greatest poets. his work has been read by many. also for 40 years used this library and had an intimate relationship with the librarians at the time so much so that 25 years after his passing he returned to to this library and is now permanently entered and his ashes are part of the main floor of the lobby that is named for links to news here at the schomburg center. here we are profiling a collection from adult literature. this is an exhibition that responded to a concern that was articulated in "the new york times" in 2013 that said only about 3% of the annual publication literature black characters as the main focus. said he passed recently and we wanted to do is celebrate how not just his work but other young adult riders -- writers who won the national book award her and another young adult writer had a conversation talking about the work. >>host: has the publishing interests -- industry ben responsive to those co

busboys and poets is named after langston hughes. back in 1924 what a langston was working at the hotel, he was working with the famous poem. while he was working as a bus boy he was being entrepreneurial. busboys and poets comeau we actually had a poem that was sketched on the top of the mural. the idea that let america be america again, the dichotomy , the confused adolescents where it feels like it is supposed to be something that is not quite up to a standard. that is the thing that makes america so interesting and full of possibility. the young langston hughes living in this country, not a, not a very hospitable place for black young men in the 1930s, he saw the possibility for what america could be. america was a place that has the potential to be amazing, to be the place for the dreamers dream, the place where no one is going to be crushed always says i am the right man. i am the indian post from the land, the negro bearing slavery stars, the rent collecting for the help i speak the immigrant experience this is why think this

we are the people like stan hughes wrote of -- langston hughes wrote of.e are the people emerson wrote of whom for truth and honor's long,tand fast and suffer nor never tired so long as we can see far enough. that is what america is. not stock photos or airbrushed history or feeble attempts to define some of us as more american than the others. [applause] we respect the path but we don't pine for the past. we don't fear the future. we grab for it. america is not some fragile thing. , containing multitudes. we are boisterous and diverse and full of energy, perpetually young in spirit. that is why someone like john lewis at 25 could lead a march. that is what the young people here today and listening all across the country must take away from this day. you are america. unconstrained by habit and convention, unencumbered by what is because you are ready to seize what ought to be. this countrye in there are first steps to be taken. there is new ground to cover. the armoire bridges to be crossed. are more bridges to be crossed. and it is you, the most diverse a

we are the people langston hughes wrote of, who build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how. we are the people emerson wrote of who, for truth and honor sake, stand fast and suffer long. who are never tired so long as we can see far enough. that's what america is. not feeble attempts to define it more american as others. we respect the past but we don't pine for the past. u the future. we grab for it. america's not some fragile thing. we are large, containing multitudes. perpetually young in spirit. that's why someone like john lewis at their ripe old age of 25 could lead a mighty march. and that's what the young people here today and listening all across the country will take away from this day. >> you are america. unconstrained by habit and convention. unencumbered by what is because you're ready to seize what ought to be. for everywhere in this country there are first steps to be taken. there's new ground to cover. there's more bridges to be crossed. and it is you, young and fearless in heart, who the nation is waiting to follow. because selma shows us that america is not

believe that man, jarvis roberts shot and killed the pair friday night inside a hallway at the langston hughes houses in brownsville. anyone with any information is urged to contact police. >>> an arrest in a brutal unprovoked attack on a commuter and his service dog. it happened on a 4 train near yankee stadium on tuesday. police say 48-year-old herbert williams told the victim to move his service dog. the man complied but williams punched the dog in the head. when the owner tried to protect his dog, police say williams punched him in the mouth knocking out several teeth. williams faces assault and other charges. >>> a man accused of jumping the white house fence on thanksgiving has been refused reentry into a college in connecticut. joseph caputo was told this week that he was not welcome back at the university of administrators believe he committed a community standards violation. the 22-year-old from stamford was studying criminal justice and marshal arts. >>> officials in belgium detained two more suspects in the massacre in paris. one person was detained at brussels national airport on s

killed 47-year-old dupree dunbar and 25-year-old dupris moore friday night inside a hallway at the langston hugh houses in brownsville. the son was shot in the head. his father in the chest and anyone with information is urged to contact police. >>> singer mariah carey is in a new york city hospital this morning suffering a severe bout with the flu. according to "tmz" the grammy award-winning singer was admitted to the hospital and is being given fluids and vitamins through an iv due to dehydration. she reportedly began feeling sick after a public appearance in manhattan tuesday night. carey will perform at a holiday concert in new jersey on saturday. >>> time is 5:19 and you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. meteorologist bill evans with the accuweather forecast. >> and we're looking at a beautiful start to the day. we're going to be looking at some skies that are partly cloudy and we've got argute visibility from the camera here in brooklyn over to the lower way way warm and we should be in the upper 30s here but we have a west-northwest wind now you can see the

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