Langston Hughes is known as the people’s poet. I would say Biggers is the people’s painter. The man and the work are one.” ...

Ruby Smith Díaz didn’t set out to write a book about Joe Fortes . The Ladysmith -based author of the new history/biography ...

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Literate in tone, far-reaching in scope, and witty to its bones, The New Yorker brought a new – and much-needed – sophistication to American journalism when it launched 100 years ...

[Paraphrasing Chinese poet of the southern Song dynasty, Lu You‘s famous patriotic line: “On the day the lost land is taken back, please do not forget to tell me when you visit my grave.”] ...

Bowens Island Restaurant stands firm, a beacon of deliciousness in a sea of culinary fads. It’s the kind of joint that makes ...

Ceasefire,” his most famous poem, invoked the “Iliad” in exploring his country’s sectarian strife. But his work wasn’t ...

She's reviving the Black Arts Movement’s tradition of pairing poetry with live music—and drawing Gen Z off their phones and ...

ACU's Dr. Steven Moore presents readings from his soon-to-be released poetry book 'The Horizon never forgets' at the ...

Michael Longley, the last survivor of a remarkable triumvirate of Northern Irish poets that included Seamus Heaney and Derek Mahon, who was celebrated for the meditative beauty of his compact lyrics, ...

Angelou was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist with a colorful and troubling past highlighted in her most famous autobiography, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings".

Glenn Raucher first became engrossed with the music of Drive-By Truckers during his hour-long commutes on the New York train.