Poets are masters of the word who hold a mirror to the human experience. On Inauguration Day 2021, a young Black woman poet captivated the world with her stirring words of hope. Amanda Gorman’s “The Hill We Climb” is a stirring call to action, a verbal map […]
*Misty Copeland wants to encourage aspiring ballerinas with her new book for middle-school aged readers called “Black Ballerinas.” The book will be released this fall via publisher Simon & Schuster’s Aladdin Books imprint and illustrated by Salena Barnes. WE REMEMBER: Jazz Pianist Chick Corea Dies At 79 […]
“This Is the Black Renaissance,” the headline above Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s byline for Time magazine proclaims, at once a manifesto and mantra encapsulating what he (and others) recognize as “the third great cultural revival of Black Americans.” Like the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movement […]
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