When Ephriam David Tyler died in 1969 at age 85, he had written and published his way through three works of poetry that ...
Charles Cobb Jr. played an integral role in getting Black people registered to vote during the Mississippi Freedom Summer ...
In 1963, the March on Washington immediately became one of the most important moments in American Civil Rights history – a ...
The East Rosedale Monument Project creates a history stop, where visitors can learn about the fight to end racial segregation ...
With February being Black History Month, it’s important to reflect on and appreciate the rich cultural history that exists ...
The performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by Ledisi and a chorus of New Orleans students stirred audiences. It also ...
Frances Cole Lee, an accomplished poet who went to Haverhill High School and later wrote hundreds of poems and, takes her ...
Poet, playwright, novelist, and social activist Langston Hughes and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared a ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Civil rights activists gathered outside the headquarters of Target Corp. on Thursday to call for a national boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its ...
Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...
Feb. events include the 30th annual Langston Hughes Community Poetry reading, and a free PPAC program celebrating musician and activist Randall Ashe.
The poet Maya Angelou remains beloved more than a decade after her death. Yet few lift up the power of her voice in the ...