Queerty on MSN1h
How revolutionary writer Essex Hemphill gave poetic voice to the Black Queer experience
As a Black gay writer and activist, Essex Hemphill used words as a weapon, a radical call to action, and a source of healing.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency1h
A century-old Zionist group is being rebooted with a new motto: ‘Jews fight back’
Betar US is going after pro-Palestinian activists — and also pro-Israel advocates whose tactics it deems overly timid.
Discover, reflect, celebrate: 20 Black History Month reads CADL librarians recommend
Capital Area District Libraries’ expert selectors have curated a dynamic Black History Month reading list for all ages, celebrating voices, stories, and legacies that continue to shape our world. From ...
Smithsonian Magazine16h
When This Brilliant Author Died, She Left Behind a Legacy of Grief, Haunting Poetry and Surprising Resilience
Modern accounts of Sylvia Plath’s renowned work and legacy seek to highlight the author’s resilience through a decade-long ...
Christian Science Monitor16h
Curiosity, love, loss: A biographer puts herself in the frame
Megan Marshall, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, looks inward at how her life has been shaped by asking questions and ...
Nancy On Norwalk20h
The brief but shining life of Paul Laurence Dunbar, a poet who gave dignity to the Black experience
Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to ...
The Stanford Daily20h
In “Les Obsessions D’un Poète,” Gheed El Bizri ’25 questions art, dreams and obsessions
A writer since age 10, Gheed El Bizri ’25 published her first book, “Les Obsessions D'un Poète,” written in French, in May ...