How this Iowan overcame otherness and racism as a Black child adopted into a white family
Racism was not addressed in Jean-Marie Salem's family growing up. It wasn't until she found her birth family that she felt ...
How Music and Art Have Helped Black Americans Weather Troubling Times
In 1975, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes laid down a melodic mandate that applies to our times: “Wake up, everybody / No more ...
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At Historic Stagville, Maya Freelon Uses a Delicate Medium to Draw Out History’s True Colors
"Whippersnappers," Maya Freelon's moving new exhibition at Historic Stagville, reimagines the lives of enslaved children.
Birmingham’s first youth poet fellow praises the arts, ‘Black women representation’
The State of Alabama and the City of Birmingham both have poet laureates in Ashley Jones and Salaam Green, respectively. Meet ...
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Ailyn Pérez, celebrated Latina soprano, on the enduring magic of 'La Bohème'
"Mimì is poetry—she embodies simplicity ... I think everyone—all the great poets, but especially Maya Angelou—captures this.
From Angelou to Vonnegut, Florida schools pulled hundreds of books last year
Florida school districts axed about 700 books from school libraries in the 2023-2024 school year, according to a Florida Department of Education list. PEN America, a free speech advocacy group, ...
Children's Day Poems in English for School Kids and Students (2024)
Children's Day Poems in English for School Kids and Students (2024) Children’s Day Poems: Children’s Day, celebrated on 14th November, as it marks the birth anniversary of Pan ...
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The boy who inspired Steve McQueen's Blitz: Picture of black evacuee leaving London in 1940 ahead of Hitler's deadly bombing captivated director - so where is he now?
McQueen told BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme last month: 'When I was doing research for Small Axe, I came across this photograph of this black child standing on a platform, he was being evacuated.
19 Black Poets Whose Work Will Move and Inspire You
The words of these Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America ...
Hundreds of books pulled from Florida schools listed in new DOE release. Here are the titles
The Florida Department of Education released a list of more than 700 books that were pulled from school shelves. during the ...