For Black History Month, Blue Peter commissioned some special poems by black spoken word artists to celebrate black history and to take action and work together to build a better future for people ...

The Detroit Lions and Joel Fluent Greene created a spoken word poem to honor Black History Month. The Detroit Lions Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging council hosted their first Black History ...

Aaron Robertson’s grandparents had a farm in Promise Land, Tenn. In a new book, he explores the history and meaning of such utopian communities for African Americans.

As video footage of the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who lived in Springfield, Illinois, circulates online, many viewers are ... Since 1900, the Christian Century ...

Honoring the trailblazers whose courage, innovation, and resilience left an indelible mark on history and continue to inspire ...

Trump is the unconditional hero of the Patriot Wing, but it wasn’t just adoration that sent panic through the cell block.

We continue our list of inspiring poems about life with another great figure of the Harlem Renaissance: Langston Hughes. Like some of the best Black poets throughout history, Hughes provides rich ...

Abolition Row Park will come alive at this free event from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. with the poetry and music of ...

Percival Everett’s “James,” Salman Rushdie’s “Knife” and Diane Seuss’ “Modern Poetry” are among the honorees. Winners will be ...

Most people confuse a sonnet and a poem, but they have slight differences ... this sonnet is a must-read—a piece of literary history that continues to grow in popularity with each passing ...

Lisa Morton, author of “Trick or Treat: A History of Halloween,” views the history of Halloween timeline somewhat differently, citing Christian ... in his 1786 poem, “Halloween,” that ...

the poems of Nikki Giovanni are paired with new takes on traditional spirituals. Tenor saxophonist Javon Jackson, one of Art ...