Black authors, poets and playwrights. Literary Quotes and Poems.
I had to go and see Equalizer 2 with Denzel Washington. I have been a fan of Denzel since he...
The following quotes are adapted from The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson, widely recognised as...
Lucille Clifton (June 27, 1936 – February 13, 2010) was a prolific and widely respected African-American poet. Clifton was the first author to have two books of poetry chosen as finalists...
“I wanted to understand my people. I wanted to understand what it meant to be a [Black]. What...
Maya Angelou lived many lives in her 86 years. She was an author, historian, songwriter, playwright, dancer, stage...
I dream a world… where wretchedness will hang its head, and joy like a pearl, attends the needs of all mankind. Of such I dream, my world! [dropcap size=small]L[/dropcap]angston Hughes, best...
Phillis Wheatley was the first published African-American female poet. She was born in West Africa around 1753, before...
i am accused of tending to the pastas if i made it,as if i sculpted itwith my own...
Gil Scott-Heron was the African American poet, novelist, musician, and songwriter known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His syncopated spoken style and critiques...
Harriet E. Wilson is considered the first female African-American novelist, as well as the first African American of...
My favourite anthology is Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby, and I am fortunate to have a signed...
What matters is the renewing and long running kinship. Seeking common mission, willing work, memory, melody, song Marriage is an art Created by the serious, enjoyed by the mature Watered with...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
