His work often focused on the lives of ordinary Black people, capturing their struggles, dreams, and resilience. Why “The ...

Through her poetry, Angelou delves into the painful history of racial discrimination faced by black people, particularly black women, in the United States. She uses her art to highlight the quest ...

With February being Black History Month, it’s important to reflect on and appreciate the rich cultural history that exists ...

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

Blue Peter commissioned some special poems by black spoken word artists to celebrate black history and to take action and work together to build a better future for people of all races in the UK.

If Darolyn Brown was a poem, the words flowing across the page would tell the story of a young girl who grew up reading ...

For Stephen Pitters, it’s all about evolution. In 1985, he started the Spokane Open Poetry Association. When that ran its ...

From jazz and comedy festivals to thought-provoking films and art showcases, February is packed with events that honor Oregon ...

Twenty students from Spokane-area schools will be showcasing their art in the annual Black Voices Symposium event on Monday, many of them gracing the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center stage with ...