Maya Angelou is one of the most famous female black poets. Her poems often reflect the struggles and experiences of black women. They address themes of racism, discrimination, and the fight for ...

"When We Speak" is an ode to Black womxn who have boldly harnessed their voices, art, and labor to dismantle oppressive ...

What a jagged image we use for women who achieve greatly ... Being chosen as our nation’s first African-American poet laureate was a further challenge. I felt called to speak to the importance ...

Performance poet Sophia Thakur has been featured ... Part of my work was about saying, “Look, we are also here, we are also black, we are also women.’ The work can be very tiring to keep ...

This week, we’re celebrating Phyllis Wheatley, who was the first well-known black female poet in the western world and the first African-American to publish a book. Phyllis’s life started out ...

These remarkable Black women of Boston have earned their place through dedication, leadership, and advocacy. The more we say ...

As a creative professional with over 20 years of experience in higher education, adult literacy, and the social expression industry, Michelle Rankins has leveraged those skills to curate innovative ...

“For women, then, poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence”, African American writer and civil rights activist Audre Lorde wrote in 1985. Feminist poets have in common ...

Performance poet Sophia Thakur has been featured ... Part of my work was about saying, “Look, we are also here, we are also black, we are also women.’ The work can be very tiring to keep ...