Franklin Abbott’s newest book, “My Ordinary Life,” is more than a collection of story poems. It’s a quiet reckoning with the extraordinary weight of recent years. With a gentle yet unflinching voice, ...

Knoxville's Poet Laureate Black Atticus shares a poem capturing Knoxville's deep ties to baseball ahead of the 2025 State of ...

South Africa's Freedom Day quotes are a great way to remember South Africa's first post-apartheid elections. The day will ...

Poetry is known for its brevity. And tell me, where are the poetic politicians like John F. Kennedy, who said, “When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations." ...

Karisma Price grew up in New Orleans, then attended Columbia University and earned her MFA in poetry from New York University ...

In its musical moments, Ryan Coogler's vampire blockbuster makes a powerful statement about Black culture, ancestry, and art.

For Black, it wasn’t about redeeming Elizabeth—it was about honoring the truth of her character while helping carry the emotional weight of Monique’s story. “Not My Family: The Monique ...

She said she could see “when my soul left my body. I can see I am vacant. I can’t stand it.” She was also “furious” that the writers had Topanga say, “As long as there's women willing ...

At the start of 2025, my social media algorithms thought I was a budding sportsperson. As I prepared for a corporate triathlon with the vigour that only the start of a new year can inspire ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Yusef Komunyakaa is to receive an Anisfeld-Wolf Award for lifetime achievement. Komunyakaa, 77, is known for such collections as “Neon Vernacular” and for exploring race ...