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Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman and Michelle Obama discuss art, identity and optimism.

Hip, Woke, Cool: It’s All Fodder For the Oxford Dictionary of African American English
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Patients in medical illustrations are usually white. Meet the Black artists trying to change that.

Most influential Black musicians: 30 great artisits who changed music.

From Aretha Franklin to Prince and Miles Davis, the most influential Black musicians of all time have made the music world what it is today.

15 Black Dancers who Changed the World reflects on black dancers who have significantly impacted the art form. In this article, we look at dancers who have already passed away, but left a living legacy.

Spotify Amplifies Year-round Celebration of Black History with its Black History Salute.

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Ten amazing artists, who happen to be black, are featured in the video 10 African-American artists you should know.

In 2020, the AP (and other style guides) began to capitalize the word Black.

The Black feminist, lesbian, poet, mother, warrior Audre Lorde was a native New Yorker and daughter of immigrants. Her activism and her published work address the importance of struggle for liberation among oppressed peoples and of joining forces across differences of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, age and ability.

African American authors have shifted perspectives and created new dialogues around race, culture, politics, religion, and sociology. In many cases, their work has influenced policies, practices, and cultural norms and shaped how the Black experience is viewed and understood in America. Read about 50 Black writers whose impact went beyond the page.