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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Every February, National Black History Month commemorates the triumphs, contributions and struggles experienced by the African American community throughout U.S. history. This year’s theme, “African Americans and the Arts,” highlights how art contributes to this narrative. For one Team Tyndall Airman it serves as a means […]
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Every February, National Black History Month commemorates the triumphs, contributions and struggles experienced by the African American community throughout U.S. history. This year’s theme, “African Americans and the Arts,” highlights how art contributes to this narrative. For one Team Tyndall Airman it serves as a means for expression, […]
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As she stands before crowds to perform her poems, Rhea Carmon uses her voice to create spaces for conversations on current issues of social change and justice. It’s through her own story and creative flow that she finds strength to speak for those who came before her and the many generations […]
U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo will present the annual Claire M. Hubbard First Peoples of the Plains Lecture at 5 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts’ Johnny Carson Theater. The event is presented by the University of Nebraska State Museum and the Lied Center. Harjo will read an excerpt of her poetry […]
U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón will deliver the 2023 Dancy Lecture at the University of Montevallo’s Center for the Arts on Oct. 4 at 6 p.m., followed by a Q&A session and book signing. The 24th poet laureate of the United States and the first Latina poet laureate, Limón’s term was recently renewed by the […]
Elizabeth McKim extended her hand, gratefully accepting the assistance of a well-wisher as she stepped to the stage recently at the Walnut Street Cafe in Lynn. This 85-year-old poet and teacher was dressed in a flowing shirt, scarf and wide pants, her white hair gathered in a loose bun. In her other hand, she carried […]
American poet Roger Reeves has won the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize for his collection Best Barbarian. The $130,000 prize currently stands as the world’s largest international prize for a single book of poetry written in, or translated into English. Best Barbarian is a collection that explores Black life in contemporary America. It was previously shortlisted […]
BATON ROUGE – After 50 years of searching for their grandfather’s long-lost publications as part of a family genealogical project, two cousins from Maryland, Renee Anderson and Sharon Young, had no idea that they would find what they had been searching for more than 1,000 miles from home at LSU. Cover of “Gems of the […]
Although the Wheatleys were not abolitionists (they enslaved several people, and segregated Phillis from them) they recognised Phillis’s talents and encouraged her to study Latin, Greek, history, theology and poetry. Inspired by the likes of Alexander Pope and Isaac Watts, she stayed up at night, writing heroic couplets and elegies to notable figures, by candlelight. […]
San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin examines Black experiences with eloquence San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin examines Black experiences with eloquence 04:25 SAN FRANCISCO — CBS News Bay Area stands proud to begin weeks of celebration in recognition of Black History Month. Our stories define us, and our community of luminaries, change-makers, and people […]