Poetry

All Articles

Amanda Gorman thegrio.com
January 22, 2021
Amanda Gorman’s books have climbed to the top of multiple bestseller lists following her historic inauguration appearance.
October 22, 2017
Poet Nikki Giovanni has been telling it like it is for over three decades.  The award-winning writer, activist and educator
October 3, 2016
In a time of social unrest, the words of change-makers comfort and inspire us. Writer Clint Smith offers a heart-wrenching glimpse of our world
August 11, 2016
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A candidate for Rhode Island poet laureate said he was racially profiled and unjustly arrested by…
October 3, 2015
OPINION - T.I. is many things. He’s charismatic, talented, business-minded, charming and has a rather adorable family-oriented reality show. One…
July 21, 2015
theGrio REPORT - "These black girls need to watch out, 'cause white girls is winning."
September 5, 2013
NBC New York - The book world is finally honoring Maya Angelou...
May 2, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Writer, actor, dancer. Activist, teacher, composer. In the melange of Maya Angelou's 85 years is also…
May 27, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - The author of the song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" -- which helped pioneer sounds…
May 12, 2011
The man at the center of all those middle-aged white people's anger this week was Chicago's own Lonnie Rashid Lynn…
May 12, 2011
OPINION - Obama appears to be moving too fast and successfully for GOP strategists, and they seem to be clearly…
May 12, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rapper Common opened his performance at the White House with cuts of words from Martin Luther King,…
May 11, 2011
If you haven't been following the story, Michelle Obama's event is set to feature poetry readings by a number of…
May 10, 2011
If the artist is worth his or her salt, then chances he or she has probably done something outre or…
May 9, 2011
VIDEO - The kids aren't just knocking off 40 hours off their community service, they're also getting a surprise from…
February 15, 2011
OPINION - Collectively, Maya Angelou, John Lewis and Bill Russell represent the very best of the American spirit..
October 27, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - More than 300 boxes of Maya Angelou's personal papers, including letters from Malcolm X and James…
May 21, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Poet Maya Angelou celebrated a belated 82nd birthday Thursday with a few celebrity friends and a…
May 5, 2010
Most of the slaves brought to Brazil were first taken to and "broken" in Salvador da Bahia before being sent…
April 4, 2010
VIDEO - Progress in the Recession is an event coordinated by New York barber Denny Moe where men and women…