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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Oldest school for Black students still offers lessons
A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds of mostly enslaved students learned to read through a ...
Meeting Black author of 'Trumbull Park' sets a South Side child on a writing career
Opoku's family moved into the Trumbull Park Homes in the '50s, where they encountered hatred from white neighbors and where ...
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Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Black Poets: 5 Voices Showcasing Creativity and Expression
For many LGBTQIA+ individuals, it provides an opportunity to explore identity, love, and personal struggle, converting deeply ...
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Vermont Teacher Of The Year for 2025 finds focus through time, truth and history
Teaching is a calling and integrates on a wavelength of communication. Only by understanding and interrelating to students ...
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 ...