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Inside Appalachia, a West Virginia man is reviving a Black coal camp through farming. Also, the legacy of Affrilachian poet ...
There was quite a turnout last Wednesday at Revolution Books in Harlem to support and defend the Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha.
Two Philadelphia artists – a photographer and a performance poet – combine their shared passion for observing and documenting ...
A new biography of A’Lelia Walker—the daughter of beauty mogul Madam C. J. Walker—reveals how her role as one of her era's ...
at 6 p.m. A funeral service to celebrate his life is planned for Saturday at 11 a.m. at New Hope Baptist Church. Friends and family are invited to honor his legacy and his impact on all who knew him.
These historical truths energize Nzadi Keita’s stunning new collection of poems about a “first gen North-born” young woman raised in a working-class Black family in Philadelphia in the time of civil ...
Oscar Sarmiento, of Potsdam, wrote a poem for an old family friend and shared it with NCPR. Sarmiento talked with Northern Light co-host Monica Sandreczki about his poem, "Sisters," which he wrote ...
MULLINS, S.C. (WMBF) - Family and friends of a beloved Pee Dee Air Force ... Authorities believe the suspect is a black male in his 20s or 30s. If you know anything, you’re asked to call the ...
He is the first Black person to hold the title ... The only thing in being truly successful is being with family, friends and taking care of yourself." ...
The dedication ceremony featured performances from the SouthWoods Academy of Performing Arts Center Middle School Choir and Band, and speeches from family and friends. A bust sculpture of Boseman ...
We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one ...
Intrigued, Jones—the child of a white mother and a Black father—dug into her ... that Susan used as a free woman to serve family and friends in her own home. The set was passed down across ...