The quarters are slated to start circulating in January 2022. — BY, BRANDEE SANDERS Late literary giant Dr. Maya Angelou’s impact will echo for generations to come and the St. Louis native’s legacy will be honored by the U.S. Mint. According to CBS News, Angelou will make history as one of the first women to have […]
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A Play About Maya Angelou is Being Developed for Broadway | Colorlines
“Phenomenal Woman: An Evening with Maya Angelou” will debut in 2021.
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Nikki Giovanni Blasts Trump Presidency: Black People Voting for Him Is Like a Vote for Slavery | Atlanta Black Star
Kiersten Willis, Atlanta Black Star Nikki Giovanni speaking at Emory University in 2008., Featured Image [dropcap]Poet[/dropcap] Nikki Giovanni wants Donald Trump’s presidency to crash and burn and said Black Americans voting for him was like a vote for slavery. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “My heart breaks for the next generation with these fools in the White House,” […]
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On Black Difficulty | Slate
Toni Morrison and the thrill of imperiousness.
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Duke University Instructor Jaki Shelton Green Becomes 1st African American Woman to be Named North Carolina’s Poet Laureate | Good Black News
“Jaki Shelton Green brings a deep appreciation of our state’s diverse communities to her role as an ambassador of North Carolina literature. Jaki’s appointment is a wonderful new chapter in North Carolina’s rich literary history.”
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Yrsa Daley-Ward’s Powerful, Poetic Distillations | The Atlantic
Revisiting bone, a 2017 collection that showed the possibilities of poetry on the internet
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Remembering Dolores Kendrick, D.C.’s Poet Laureate, 1927–2017 | Washington City Paper
The “first lady of poetry” leaves behind a rich legacy of promoting poetry throughout the District.
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Sitting down with poet Nikki Giovanni for a ‘A Good Cry’ | Chicago Tribune
When she writes about her godmother and grandparents, she recalls the overlooked sacrifices the elders made to smooth the path for her.
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Remembering The Great Poet Gwendolyn Brooks At 100 – NPR
In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African-American to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Hers was a Pulitzer in poetry, specifically for a volume titled Annie Allen that chronicled the life of an ordinary black girl growing up in the Bronzeville neighborhood on Chicago’s famous South Side.
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We Celebrate Black Culture One Minute, and Crush Black Lives The Next
Poet Claudia Rankine’s ‘genius grant’ win is a victory for African Americans. But there’s something devastating about the context in which it was awarded
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