Gwendolyn Brooks grew up in a South Side house full of books and was a poet from an early age, eventually becoming the first ...

Magnetek, who has been a poet, archaeologist, anthropologist, activist and art curator, is the author of “MoHagani vs. King ...

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During April, 17-year-old Daniel Umemezie was selected as the Iowa Student Poet Ambassador and as the Cedar Valley Youth Poet ...

Mr. Campbell’s criticism was authoritative in evaluation yet casual in expression. Or seemingly so: His prose was unfailingly clear, consistently conversational, and slightly tart.

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While the focus has long been on historic events in Philadelphia and Boston, Massachusetts 250 is calling out watershed times ...

As a child, when nice weather came around, I was told to put down my book and go play outside: You can read any old day, ...

Under Mayor Ras Baraka, Newark has endured crises — lead in the city’s water and the recent fatal shooting of a police ...

Over a half-century of organizing, he has seen the union through two strikes, participated in dozens of demonstrations, and ...

A new month means new books! Here are some of the most anticipated Canadian titles for May 2025. If you're interested in ...

Like his father, Baraka is a community activist and a poet. Those roots remain intact. He still writes — “My dad told me never to give away my poetry license… But our protesting and our ...