Attendees are invited to read excerpts from stories, poetry, and speeches of influential African Americans in celebration of the writers.

If you are happy to be African American on today, give God some praise,” Mayor Melissa Elliott began at Mt. Moriah AME Zion Church’s Black History program to ...

Beats, Art & Fashion blended dance, singing, music, fashion, visual art and poetry into a celebration of Black History Month ...

The Ned R. McWherter West Tennessee Cultural Arts Center held an art gallery reception, celebrating two exhibitions. In the ...

Twenty students from Spokane-area schools will be showcasing their art in the annual Black Voices Symposium event on Monday, many of them gracing the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center stage with ...

Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

Sonia Sanchez is one of the most powerful voices in American poetry, a literary giant whose work spans decades of activism, ...

As a chance to hear Chang discuss her poetic process, Agu thought the event was an opportunity that couldn’t be passed up.

The Ned R. McWherter West TN Cultural Arts Center invites the public to an art gallery reception on Friday, Feb. 7.

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In the middle, there’s a poem about the Arctic explorer Matthew Henson. I read it as an analogy, casting Henson as a Black explorer ... watched her parents create beauty in their homes even ...