And part of a long tradition. Back during the Black Arts Movement, poets such as Amiri Baraka and Jayne Cortez often performed spoken word pieces alongside inventive musicians and improvisers.

Gwendolyn Brooks was an African American poet whose imagination, conscience and passion for words made her the first black poet to win the Pulitzer Prize, in 1950. Narrated by her daughter Nora Brooks ...

"I like to say I'm a poet and I know it," she said. "That's the only rhyming I ever do." Fabu writes to encourage, inspire and remind. "I really want to encourage Black people around the world of ...

DAYTON — News Center 7 continues to highlight Black History Month. On Thursday, News Center 7′s Xavier Hershovitz spoke with Poet David matthews. (He spells his name in lowercase because he ...

February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 ... Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history inspires with powerful words on justice, unity, and hope for a brighter future.