Langston Hughes was one of the most prominent poets of his era and his works are still read and studied today. ... Hughes called out on those African Americans artists that were suppressing their authentic expression as "nordicism Negro intelligentsia" He showed his disdain for the African American creative artists who hid their individual and cultural experiences in a bid to produce an almost white form of art. ... What Hughes would have noticed in today's creative world is that the African American creative artist is still being held back and if he or she wants to find some fo...

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