Lattimore doesn't think he ever loved football. He loved "the flow state." The former Gamecock running back is rediscovering ...

Kwame Dawes is a poet, actor and musician whose work is shaped by a journey that started in Ghana, where he was born, all the way to Jamaica, where he was raised. Dawes, who joined the staff at Brown ...

April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate the beauty and power of poetry. This monthlong celebration, established ...

Born in New Orleans in 1812, Armand Lanusse was a free man of color who worked as an educator, editor, poet, writer and ...

Junauda Petrus, the second poet laureate of Minneapolis, plans to bring poetry to barber shops, buses and community spaces while engaging youth and elders through storytelling.

A group of local poets came together Friday night to perform a spoken-word album highlighting Charlotte’s Black history. Their pieces celebrated, honored and put a spotlight on key moments in the city ...

Atlanta is home to some of the most accomplished and celebrated poets in the country. To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’ve rounded up 13 collections by Atlanta poets.

These 70 famous quotes from The Office show why it is one of the best-written sitcoms of all time. Did we stutter?

Northwestern’s Black Poetry Society hosted its third annual “Speak On It” event Saturday evening, bringing together poets ...

Discover the wisdom of ancient African proverbs and their relevance to Black history and lives today. Learn how these proverbs can inspire and empower.

While society continues to progress in some areas, there’s still work to be done in creating a cultural ecosystem that truly ...

McKay often wrote in the Jamaican dialect, and while his poetry highlighted socioeconomic inequalities, it also celebrated the dignified lives in the Black community. The first stanza is excerpted ...