The Schomburg Explores the Relationship Between Langston Hughes and Griff Davis

This Black History Month, we are the celebrating the legacy and contributions of Black New Yorkers. A new exhibition at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture looks at one of the most famous Black New Yorkers, Langston Hughes, and his many friendships, specifically his relationship with photographer Griff Davis, the first roving editor of Ebony Magazine. Dorothy Davis, guest curator, daughter of Griff Davis, and president of the Griffith J. Davis Photographs and Archives, joins to speak about the show. The Ways of Langston Hughes: Griff Davis and Black Artists in the Making is on view through July 8.