Poetry

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S9 • E7
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
Payne-Ting

Calvin and Malik question everything they know about love and fidelity when they unearth Ella's old diary and find her passionate love poems addressed to someone other than Curtis.
05/05/2022
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S3 • E6
Tyler Perry's Assisted Living
Efe the Great

Efe heroically saves an old lady on the street and gets his 15 minutes of fame, and Sandra struggles to write a poem worthy of acceptance into her school's poetry club.
04/28/2022

This Powerful Poem About Cultural Appropriation Calls Out Kylie Jenner

And leaves no stone unturned.
01/30/2017
News, National News, White Boy's Privilege, White Privilege, poem, Royce Mann, Taraji P. Henson, Tracee Ellis Ross, racism, Black Lives Matter
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Altanta Teen's 'White Boy's Privilege' Poem Goes Viral

Mann has received support and backlash for the poem.
07/14/2016

[Watch] Here's the Controversial Reason This High School Senior With Over 1 Million in Scholarships Was Banned From Her Prom

Taiylar Ball won't be censored.
05/25/2016

#BlackGirlMagic: Meet 'Lemonade' Poet Warsan Shire

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#BlackGirlMagic: Meet 'Lemonade' Poet Warsan Shire

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Commentary: Don't Forget That Black Women’s Lives Matter, Too

The poem “To Be Black and Woman and Alive” is raw and real.
07/22/2015
What's at Stake, 2015, Ernestine Johnson, Poetry, Creative Artillery
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Dear Black Man: Ernestine Johnson Shares Her Dream

Actress uses poetry to combat injustices
04/08/2015
News, Maya Angelou, national news, politics news, Civil Rights, women's rights, poetry, art, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton
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Maya Angelou: Remembering a Phenomenal Woman

How do you say goodbye to an icon? Maya Angelou will be remembered for her impact on the world.
05/29/2014
 Langston Hughes  - A pioneering poet, playwright and novelist of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes was also an early civil rights activist, using his art to promote Black pride (40 years before the Black Power movement) and rail against racial injustice.(Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

From the Harlem Renaissance to Slam: Black Poetry Movements

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