Reginald Condry wrote the poem “We Shall Win the Race” in February 1982 in honor of the struggles of Black people at just 17 ...

Local nonprofit CARES held its 12th Black History Month Poetry Slam today. The event, held at A merican Legion Post 80, welcomed over 100 community members for an afternoon of poetry, music, and camar ...

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 ...

The CARES Black History Month Poetry Slam returns for its 12th year on Saturday, February 7, celebrating the 100th ...

It’s #WorldPoetryDay! Celebrate with us by enjoying these examples of incredible literature and personal expression by poets from across the African continent. Bassey Ikpi, a Nigerian-born but America ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar became the first Black writer to earn international acclaim through his poetry, essays and musical ...

This week, editor Natalia Molebatsi introduces a stunning collection of Black women’s poetry brought out by the Nigerian-based publisher. Twice a month, we bring you an excerpt from a book to be ...

Georgia Tech professor Brittney Boykin is headed to the Grammys with compositions inspired by Black poetry featured on two ...

'Abiku' is an interesting word in Nigeria literary sphere, Ben Okri's novel The Famished Road is based upon an abiku. Here are 3 other poems on Abiku you should read. 'Abiku' is an interesting word in ...

‘Gbenga Adeoba was born and raised in Akure, Nigeria. In an interview, he said, “About a decade before I was born, a traveling neighbor left his stacks of books with my father but never came back to ...

Keith Gottschalk is an ANC member, but writes this review in his personal capacities as a historian and a poet. Fortunately for the rest of us South Africans, the apartheid police state often shot ...