• Langston Hughes

    Langston Hughes

    Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902. He accomplished many things during his life, including becoming a poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. His work was influential in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. His The Negro Speaks of Rivers was inspired by a train ride. This piece of literature would be featured…


  • Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson

    On January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia, Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was born. His mother Mali was a single mother for Robinson and his four siblings. His family moved to Pasadena, California when he was young. They moved from a neighborhood with mainly Black neighbors to a neighborhood with mainly white neighbors. Jackie Robinson grew up…