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Bucks County Beacon

For #America250, remember the oft forgotten and intentionally neglected true heroes of our history - progressive social movements. Honor them by continuing the unfinished fight for civil rights, women's rights, racial justice, economic justice, environmental protection, and peace. #dreamdeferred

July 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM

Kate Duvall

@kateduvall.bsky.social

Selected Poems of Langston Hughes!
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #poem #poems #poetrylovers #Poet #poetrycommunity #Langston #Hughes #selectedpoems #DreamDeferred #Harlem #Renaissance #Literature #Americans #freeshipping @2Fun4Words

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February 28, 2026 at 4:28 AM

Kate Duvall

@kateduvall.bsky.social

NEW in our shop!

Selected Poems of Langston Hughes!

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #poem #poems #poetrylovers #Poet #poetrycommunity #Langston #Hughes #selectedpoems #DreamDeferred #Harlem #Renaissance #Literature #Americans #freeshipping @2Fun4Words

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February 6, 2026 at 4:33 AM

Kate Duvall

@kateduvall.bsky.social

NEW in our shop!

Selected Poems of Langston Hughes!

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #poem #poems #poetrylovers #Poet #poetrycommunity #Langston #Hughes #selectedpoems #DreamDeferred #Harlem #Renaissance #Literature #Americans #freeshipping @2Fun4Words

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February 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM

Angela C. Johnson

@akoma0224.bsky.social

I wish NATO leaders would buck up and tell tRump to f#ck off.

#dreamdeferred

June 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM

Mettl3will

@mettl3will.bsky.social

A perfect #poem to describe the current state of the American dream

#LangstonHughes #DreamDeferred #Harlem

Poem by Langston Hughes called "Harlem"

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

February 12, 2025 at 1:53 PM

AIGUSA!

@mischab.bsky.social

Langston Hughes: Dream in Rhythm and Shadow

Prompt and bio in ALT

#aiart #blueskyart #digitalart #aicommunity #literaryportrait #langstonhughes #harlemrenaissance #jazzpoetry #dreamdeferred #rhythmicportraiture #blackartlegacy #warmshadows #typewritertexture #spokenrhythm #urbanmosaic

a soulful digital portrait of Langston Hughes, his face shaped by bold chiaroscuro strokes and warm bronze hues, eyes alive with melody and memory, background layered with abstracted city skylines, faded jazz notes, and faint typewritten lines, suit rendered in rhythmic patterns like sheet music, subtle collage of Harlem streets embedded in the shadows, lighting evoking golden hour through smoky windows, asymmetrical framing capturing the syncopation of his verse

Langston Hughes (1901–1967) was a pioneering poet, playwright, and essayist of the Harlem Renaissance. His work celebrated the lives, struggles, and dreams of Black Americans with clarity, rhythm, and heart. Known for blending jazz cadences with powerful social commentary, Hughes gave poetic form to the voices of everyday people, making him one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century.

July 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM

MechaDavid

@wallofyawn.bsky.social

Alas...

Screenshot of a TikTok comment section for a video of a guy asking several people at a convention what the worst anime of all time is. Howard Norris (Gaara PFP) says "if SAO is the worst they have seen, they haven't seen that many anime. Crying laughing emoji" Altanear (black haired anime girl with red eyes PFP) says "SAO hate is so forced." DreamDeferred (anime PFP of a man holding a child up near his shoulder) people who say SAO is the worst haven't watched enough anime"

December 17, 2024 at 4:22 AM

Jessika(Former AutopsyBae)

@loganjm2.bsky.social

I was trying to get a new hedgehog. My former breeder retired and I got Padfoot for ~$200 back in 2020. I found another breeder locally and they want $300-$400 🥴. I told them I would be on the look out for their next litter cuz I got a lot going on and that's out of my current budget. #Dreamdeferred

December 29, 2024 at 3:46 PM