Langston University Libraries

09/28/2026

Dr. Terry Buxton, Langston University Associate Professor of Humanities in the Social Sciences department recently was the speaker for Constitution Day held in the Melvin B. Tolson Black Heritage Center. Dr. Buxton did an amazing PowerPoint presentation titled: “The Promissory Note: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Constitution and America's Unfinished Promise.”

09/14/2026

Chess Club Kickoff held in the Melvin B. Tolson Black Heritage Center. This chess club was formed by the LU Library staff for students who are chess enthusiasts. Faculty and staff can also participate.

05/12/2026

https://dclu.langston.edu/

Digital Commons at Langston University is a collection of faculty research, student work, campus history, and other rare materials found in the libraries' special collections. The repository is a service of the Langston University libraries.

03/16/2026

Dr. Tiffany Crutcher, Langston University alumnus, was the guest speaker for the LU Founders Day program held recently in the I.W. Young Auditorium.

03/01/2026

https://tubitv.com/movies/100018085/the-real-great-debaters-of-wiley-college

A great American story of courage and triumph, this documentary explores the factual events that inspired the acclaimed film The Great Debaters.

03/01/2026

A Langston student doing her open mic poetry at the Melvin Tolson Black Heritage program.

02/28/2026

Rev. Magnus Scott, a trustee of the town of Langston, was one of the guest speakers at the Melvin Tolson Black Heritage Program. He spoke of Dr. Tolson's legacy as an educator at Langston University and his term as mayor for the town of Langston. Rev. Scott was born in Nigeria, West Africa, and coincidentally, Dr. Tolson was once poet laureate of the same country.

02/27/2026

This is Dr. Layne Farmen, a Langston University Assistant Professor of English. He was speaking about the impact Dr. Melvin Tolson had on education, and Tolson's time as a well known poet. This Black Heritage Program was a tribute to Dr. Melvin Tolson. It was sponsored and arranged by the LU Department of English and Foreign Languages. The event was held in the Melvin Tolson Black Heritage Center.

02/27/2026

This is Heavyn Cowans, a Langston University business major and English tutor, presenting a workshop that focused on writing support and academic skill development for students. This workshop was held in G. Lamar Harrison Library.

02/25/2026