It’s not that easy to just do away with Black History Month. Almost 47 million Americans claim African American heritage, descendants of slaves shackled and shipped to this nation to build it into the ...

Her poetry offers a glimpse into centuries of cultural ... the Amazigh — Indigenous people of North Africa — are continuing the efforts of their ancestors to preserve their culture by ...

I have been writing for many years and published my work both locally and internationally ... The Ingrid Jonker: L'Art Poétique is a yearly poetry competition in South Africa that recognises ...

Kristi Odom “It is my hope that this work will help raise awareness ... This incredible lion was killed in March 2023 by younger lions who took his pride. Marina Cano is a Spanish wildlife ...

This story is updated on January 27, 2025 Six Ohio poets will compliment a West Dayton exhibit inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Visual Voices: Storytelling Through Poetry ... African American ...

an African American like me, in a completely different century, who would religiously watch his show on YouTube and elsewhere, and see not just my people and our whole selves, with great pride and ...

Deep South, a small publisher with big influence, has expanded its website with easy-to-access information about its poets ...

You left, my beautiful one, my little one ... He then asked that this poem and the story of his daughter be shared with the world -- as an homage to his daughter and to bring attention to ...

Knoxville will celebrate Black History Month with opportunities to learn about and highlight the accomplishments of African Americans ... Black Atticus will give a poetry reading honoring Black ...

“Pride, strength and love,” Walker ... family” in the Yoruba language. “We do West African dances and I feel connected to my roots, my African ancestral roots,” Executive Director ...

which was my collection base. Then, when I started the fair and was visiting different places on the continent, I really became engaged with a more pan-African collection. In the first years of ...