Bestselling Author Roxane Gay is CCNY's 2025 Langston Hughes Medalist

By Alumni Office

Roxane Gay, the New York Times bestselling author, is City College of NY's 2025 Langston Hughes Medal recipient.

Roxane Gay ’99, the New York Times bestselling author and noted scholar, is the City College of New York's 2025 Langston Hughes Medal recipient. She'll receive the Medal at CCNY's 46th annual Langston Hughes Festival, Feb. 13-14.

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