ShowLangston Hughes

Segments of the radio show/podcast that mention Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967), an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist born in Joplin, Missouri.. A central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, he is widely recognized for his depictions of Black life and culture in America from the 1920s through the 1960s.

Low Sick

A Dallas-area police officer is curious about low sick, a term which he and his fellow officers use to describe someone dangerously ill. Sometimes rendered as low sig, the expression is largely associated with the speech of African Americans, and...

To Take Tea for the Fever

After the death of Aretha Franklin, her ex-husband described her as someone who didn’t take tea for the fever. If you don’t take tea for the fever, you refuse to put up with any nonsense. Among many other places, this expression appears...