Woodie King‘s New Federal Theatre has dedicated its November Readings Series to the memory of the late playwright Ntozake Shange, who died October 27, 2018. Continue Reading →
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Harlem Fave And World Poet, Ntozake Shange 1948 – 2018
Ntozake Shange, October 18, 1948 – October 27, 2018, was an American playwright and poet. As a Black feminist, she addressed issues relating to race and Black power in much of her work. Continue Reading →
Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, A Founding Member Of The Last Poets And Harlem Writers Workshop
Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin, July 24, 1944 – June 4, 2018, was an American poet and musician. He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets, a group of poets and musicians that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in New York City. Continue Reading →
Yara Shahidi On What It Means For Her “To Be a Black Girl”
By Yara Shahidi for Google Arts & Culture
To be a black girl is to be one of the reasons the universe thrives.
Harlem Youngster Wins Police Athletic League’s Poetry Writing Contest
The Police Athletic League (PAL) held a Poetry Writing Contest for children from all five boroughs as part of the PAL ARTS After School Program. Continue Reading →
The Poet Laureate Of Harlem George Edward Tait Is With The Ancestors
Poet and Musician George Edward Tait made his transition to Ancestors at 11:35 P.M. on Sunday, November 5, 2017. He died from after a long bout with cancer. Continue Reading →
“In My Lifetime,” A Poem By Judy C. Andrews
Pregnant Subway Stabbing Victim Lashes Out At Harlem Poet Who Attacked her
It was a crime with neither rhyme nor reason. A pregnant woman, speaking Friday from her hospital bed, recounted how a deranged poet jabbed a knife into her neck after a random leg bump on a packed Bronx subway car. Continue Reading →