The news of her death at the age of 95 on March 6, 2025, represents another epic loss to the literary community in Nigeria, ...

A Ghanaian-born poet; a chronicler of the Cuban refugee experience; and an experimental artist "writing between genres" are this year's winners.

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...

A new exhibition at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center by artist DS Kinsel of BOOM Concepts looks at the ...

The writer whose own books are modern literary classics reveals the great works that inspired him ...

Poet Afua Ansong, who emigrated to the U.S. at age 12, gives voice to the experiences of those living in her native Ghana. Gina Rodríguez-Drix, daughter of a Cuban refugee exiled to the U.S ...

Black American novelists, filmmakers and other writers are using comedy to reveal — and combat — our era’s disturbing ...

Veteran Opera Theatre St. Louis attendees have known Brownlee for decades; as a Gerdine Young Artist in 1999 and 2000, he ...

Visitors to the Library of Virginia can talk with authors about the history and culture of Appalachia, Black culinary history ...

Nigerian senator Ned Nwoko trended online after he shared his taste in women while addressing rumours surrounding his ...

In this series of short films for secondary schools composer Howard Goodall traces the story of music from the ancient world to the modern day. These short films acknowledge famous composers ...

Vincenzo Latronico’s slender volume captures a culture of exquisite taste, tender sensitivities, and gnawing discontent.