When Ryan Coogler approached Saul Williams about starring in his supernatural horror epic “Sinners,” the musician, poet, filmmaker and actor immediately felt a kinship with the role of preacher ...

“Autism doesn’t destroy families. It’s the ableism that does,” said Tyla Grant, who was diagnosed with autism at 17. She ...

Lattimore doesn't think he ever loved football. He loved "the flow state." The former Gamecock running back is rediscovering ...

Kwame Dawes is a poet, actor and musician whose work is shaped by a journey that started in Ghana, where he was born, all the way to Jamaica, where he was raised. Dawes, who joined the staff at Brown ...

April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate the beauty and power of poetry. This monthlong celebration, established ...

Born in New Orleans in 1812, Armand Lanusse was a free man of color who worked as an educator, editor, poet, writer and ...

Junauda Petrus, the second poet laureate of Minneapolis, plans to bring poetry to barber shops, buses and community spaces while engaging youth and elders through storytelling.

As some people found their seats, others held their phones in the air, waiting to capture the performance, titled "Black Charlotte: A Poetic Celebration of Place & Folk." The performance featured 11 ...

Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing a poem of your own — you delivered.

Founded in 1996 by a pair of Black poets who felt isolated in predominantly white literary spaces, Cave Canem has become one ...

We spoke with the scholar about Black in Blues, a poetic exploration of the relationship between the color blue and Black ...

Chicago spoken word artist K Love The Poet discusses the spiritual foundations, hip hop influences, and roots that shape her ...