2. “I, Too” (1926) Inspiration and Themes: “I, Too” was written during the Harlem Renaissance, a time of burgeoning African American cultural and intellectual life.Hughes was inspired by ...

Rhea Carmon, the first African American poet laureate of Knoxville, is a mentor, a motivational speaker and a math teacher. However, she finds herself teaching valuable lessons through her poetry.

Every African American should read—or reread—this list of 20 books that amplify the voices that shaped our collective consciousness.

The existence of African American studies, he says, challenges the dominant, Eurocentric view of history—and dares to declare the worth of Black citizens. Despite ongoing tussles over these ...

Williams says American history has been largely “romanticized,” and the AP course in African American Studies offers students a broader and more complete view of that history.

Master percussionist Chief Baba Neil Clarke explained that African musical traditions — which included African instruments and aesthetics — significantly shaped American music and led to the ...

The International African American Museum, in a former slave port, is about more than slavery. It’s about survival and resilience. By Holland Cotter Holland Cotter, the co-chief art critic, went ...