Poetry

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October 22, 2017

Poet Nikki Giovanni says Trump is “clearly evil” and she doesn’t regret calling out Bill Cosby

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October 3, 2016

#GrioAuthorsCircle: Clint Smith reads excerpt from new book ‘Counting Descent’

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August 11, 2016

National spoken word artist claims he was racially profiled while walking home

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October 3, 2015

T.I.'s criticism of social media activism misses the mark

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July 21, 2015

Two poets call out all the black men who hate black women

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September 5, 2013

Maya Angelou to receive honorary book award

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May 2, 2013

Maya Angelou honors mom, grandmother in new book

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May 27, 2011

Spoken-word musician Gil Scott-Heron dies in NYC

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May 12, 2011

Why the right hates Common

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May 12, 2011

The right wants to remind America Obama is black

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May 12, 2011

Common rhymes about MLK at White House

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May 11, 2011

Jill Scott is the next White House guest being called 'racist'

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May 10, 2011

Common's White House invite creates controversy

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May 9, 2011

Rapping judge has troubled teens write poetry

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February 15, 2011

African-American ‘giants’ more than meet Medal of Freedom standard

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October 27, 2010

Schomburg Center getting Maya Angelou’s papers

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May 21, 2010

Slideshow: Maya Angelou’s star-studded 82nd birthday celebration

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May 5, 2010

Discovering our roots in the ‘African Capital of Brazil’

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April 4, 2010

Poets speak about progress in the recession

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February 25, 2010

How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple

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