Estée Lauder announced a partnership with the country’s first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman on Thursday (September 2). The 23-year-old signed a three-year partnership with the beauty brand, representing the first integrated deal by Estée Lauder and The Estée Lauder Companies to celebrate the […]
Amanda Gorman made history as the youngest known poet to ever speak at an inauguration in the United States. Her original poem, “The Hill We Climb,” captivated the world and instantly sparked hope. Now, the 22-year-old Harvard graduate is on the cover of TIME’s special Black Renaissance issue. […]
By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Winold Reiss (c. 1925) / National Portrait Gallery Langston Hughes (pictured) was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was born on February 1, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art […]
Compiled By Don Thomas The NC100BW Manhattan Chapter presents its 4th annual Spoken Word Production, “Poetic Justice: Women, Power, Politics and the Black Arts Movement” in tribute to the late Master Poet Maya Angelou honoring Living Legend and Master Poet, Dr. Sonia Sanchez, on Thursday, […]
