In her 1983 poem "I Used To Think, Chirlane McCray, wife of NYC mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio, shows why 'Black Girls Rock' is necessary.

Poet, activist, and educator Nikki Giovanni, 81, died on December 9. She used language as a tool to inspire, celebrate, and defend Blackness.

Jimmy Carter, America's 39th President, has passed away at the ripe age of 100, just 13 months after the loss of his beloved wife, Rosalynn. In the hours since his death, a beautiful poem he wrote ...

"This beautiful poem was given to me from the wonderful Peter Hermann who plays Charles on [Younger]," Duff captioned the post."I have to spend many days sometimes weeks away from Luca when ...

John Singleton’s drama, which starred Janet Jackson and 2 Pac, featured Jackson rocking the individual braids as she played hairdresser Justice, who writes poetry to deal with the murder of her ...

In her piercingly tender new novel, “Hello Beautiful,” best-selling author Ann Napolitano catalogues the multitudes of love and hurt that families contain, and lays bare their powers to both ...

Jimmy Carter, America's 39th President, has passed away at the ripe age of 100, just 13 months after the loss of his beloved wife, Rosalynn.In the hours since his death, a beautiful poem he wrote ...