Almost 10 years ago, the poem “An Essay on Slavery,” by the first published African American poet ,Jupiter Hammon, was discovered at an archive at Yale University. Written in 1786, the poem ...

Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina’s first African American poet laureate, discusses life, loss, joy and sometimes being mistaken for the hired help.

I think about the African American Black elders that walked before me who were also first. I think about my mother, I think about my grandmother. I think about my mother’s sister, who has a PhD.

Dr. Fabu Phillis Carter is Madison's first African American poet laureate joining News 3 Now to share poetry and literary art awareness for Black History Month.

Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd discusses being named the new Michigan Poet Laureate. Detroit native Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd has been named Michigan’s new poet laureate. She is the third person to be ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - At just 27 years old, Jewel Rodgers is making her name known across the poetry world and beyond using her art to push conversations forward and make a change in her community.

Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Omaha author and performer Jewel Rodgers as Nebraska's new state poet. Rodgers, 27, is the youngest and first African American person to hold that position.

The legendary African American poet Nikki Giovanni passed away this week at the age of 81. Since fiercely coming onto the scene during the Black Power movement of the 1960s, Giovanni established a ...

Hoagland was noted as one of the most significant African American poets of the late 20th century, known for his powerful voice as the city’s poet laureate from 1994 to 1998.

All month long, you can celebrate the rich tradition of African-American art in Brooklyn. As part of the sixth annual Black Artstory Month — a series of exhibitions and walks that introduce visitors ...