Published in 1978, Maya Angelou’s poem was a retaliation against the oppression of black people in America. Over the past 40 years, it has come to be a piece that resonates with minority groups ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Black poetry has always been a powerful medium through which African Americans have expressed their pain, ...

Her poetry collections have sold thousands of copies, leading to invitations to some of the biggest television shows, including The Tonight Show. Often known as the “Princess of Black Poetry ...

For Black History Month, Blue Peter commissioned some special poems by black spoken word artists to celebrate black history and to take action and work together to build a better future for people ...

A key figure of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and ’70s, the poet and activist is celebrated for her illuminating works ...

Author of more than 25 books, she was a born confessor and performer whom fans came to know well from her work, her readings ...

Legendary poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni died Monday. She got her start as a child growing up in Cincinnati's ...

Renowned poet Nikki Giovanni passed away on December 9. Her creative force shaped the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. | ...

The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, ...

Acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni died on Dec. 9 in Blacksburg, Va., following her third cancer diagnosis, per a statement from her friend, author Renée Watson. Giovanni was 81.