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10 Langston Hughes Poems That Define the American Spirit.
His poetry, often simple yet profoundly evocative, captures the essence of the African American experience and, by extension, the heart of America itself. Hughes’s work is a reflection of his ...
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Amiri Baraka’s Poetry
Take his play The Dutchman, for example, and his poem “Babylon Revisited.” Both of these works take on the elite, white liberal fascination with African-American artists in the 1960s (skewered ...
California Marks Black History Month With These Kickoff Events
There is nothing stopping communities in all 50 states (and Puerto Rico) from celebrating Black History Month, and that is ...
Opinion
Perspective: Black History Month is for all of us
Black History Month celebrates the achievements of African Americans, but also the strangers who showed up as friends.
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Waynesboro Schools helping students engage with powerful Black voices at African-American read-In
Waynesboro Public Schools will host an African-American read-in event on Sunday, Feb. 9. The event will feature musical and ...
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Phillis Wheatley: The First African-American Poet Knew Ancient Greek
Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of Latin ans ...