Poetry

Maya Angelou to Younger Generation: You Are Not the B-Word; You Are Not the N-Word

Student Discovers Forgotten Poem by America’s First Known Black Writer

Happy Birthday Langston Hughes!

San Francisco Teen Suspended from School Over Poem Inspired By Sandy Hook Shooting

MORE SH!T CHIEF KEEF DON’T LIKE – Poems by Kevin Coval (REVIEW)

LISTEN: Check Out Kevin Coval’s ‘Chicago (KEEF)’

Bob Dylan: The Stigma of Slavery Ruined America

Toni Morrison, Dolores Huerta, Bob Dylan Among Recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom

Black History Spotlight: Nikki Giovanni’s “Ego-Trippin'”

Black History Spotlight: The Poetry of Langston Hughes

Nikky Finney, the 61st National Book of Poetry Award Winner "Honoree," Taught me how to "Honor" when she "Honored" Toni

Spoken Word Poetry: Hold Onto that History.

THE WEEKND Continues To Astound With New Mixtape "THURSDAY"

The Era-Defining Legacy of Amy Winehouse

My Favorite Albums of 2011 (SO FAR)

The Enduring Power of Tupac Shakur

Lil Wayne Inexplicably Releases An Acoustic Ballad Called "How To Love," And It Doesn't Suck

Chicago's Lost World

Jay-Z on "Big Pimpin": "What kind of animal would say this sort of thing?"

Janelle Monae's "The ArchAndroid": A STAR IS BORN

NNEKA'S "CONCRETE JUNGLE": Addictive, powerful, life-affirming, and incredibly necessary…

GIL SCOTT-HERON'S "I'M NEW HERE": The man comes around…

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