of Sedona, Arizona, with a blank book for poems. Didn't we emerge from the same prehistoric egg amid sparks of jet & obsidian embedded in the hills of Montmartre? "Only Negroes can excite Paris." ...

This year’s theme, “Our Stories, Our Culture, Our Excellence,” reflects the essence of the event, emphasizing the importance of storytelling and representations of Black culture in various ...

The 56th NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Image Award nominations have been announced, with Tems, Ayo Edebiri, Burna Boy, Wizkid, and Cynthia Erivo among the ...

American poet Nikki Giovanni, circa 1968, was dubbed the "princess of Black poetry" in the late '60s and '70s. The icon died Dec. 9, 2024, of complications of lung cancer. The worker shoved a ...

American poet Nikki Giovanni, circa 1968, was dubbed the "princess of Black poetry" in the late '60s and '70s. The icon died Dec. 9, 2024, of complications of lung cancer. The worker shoved a ...

Poetry collections such as “Black Judgement” and “Black Feeling Black Talk” sold thousands of copies, led to invitations from “The Tonight Show” and other television programs and made her popular ...

Cave Canem is a nonprofit center based in New York that helps develop and promote the works of Black poets. “As someone whose formal training was in the sciences and not in creative writing ...