“We will forever feel blessed to have shared a legacy and love with our dear cousin ... Often known as the “Princess of Black Poetry,” Giovanni championed the Black Power Movement ...

Unlike many of her Black Arts contemporaries, she honed her voice in poems about the comforts of home and domesticity and the particular strengths and joys of being a woman. She insisted that her ...

Sonia Sanchez's poetry delves into community, love, empowerment, and social justice themes. Her work reflects on black ...

in her poem “Nikki-Rosa,” but she preferred to remind readers that “Black love is Black wealth.” Her many books explored this rich terrain of Black thought, one marked by anger and beauty ...

The beloved poet, who died this week at 81, had a rare willingness to be wrong and learn from others.