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- Maya Angelou, world-renowned author of numerous poetry collections: “Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”
- Valerie June Hockett, author of Maps for the Modern World: “I’ve been busy and need to slow my little tail down and sit and meditate somewhere. I do my walking meditations every day, but just to sit still.
- Amanda Gorman, youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history and the author of The Hill We Climb: “There is always light. If only we’re brave enough to see it.
- Reyna Biddy, author of A Psalm for Us and I Love My Love: “You’re allowed to miss the people who were bullets to you, but you’re not allowed to let them shoot you again.”
Feb 5, 2014 · In honor of this great month, here are 27 amazingly powerful quotes from eloquent black writers: "The impatient idealist says: 'Give me a place to stand and I shall move the earth.'. But such a place does not exist. We all have to stand on the earth itself and go with her at her pace." -Chinua Achebe (No Longer at Ease)
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- “The only way to deal with this life meaningfully is to find your passion, then put everything you have into it.” The quote is like a roadmap to a fulfilling life.
- “We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom. We lived in the gaps between the stories.”
- “The time is always right to do what is right.” Martin Luther King Jr.’ s quote conveys a powerful message about morality and responsibility. It means there is never a wrong time to do what is just and ethical.
- “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” It means that while we cannot always prevent difficult or challenging things from happening, we can choose how we respond to them.
Feb 4, 2024 · 15. Rita Dove (African-American poet and author). “There are times in life when, instead of complaining, you do something about your complaints.” 16. James Baldwin (African-American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet and social critic). "Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced." 17.
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- Toni Morrison (African-American novelist and professor)
There’s a long, and strong, tradition of African-American writing stretching back centuries, and the annals of literature are filled with amazing African-American poets and poems. Below, we introduce just ten of the very best poems by African-American poets, covering over 250 years.
February is Black History Month, and to celebrate the contributions Black poets have made, and continue to make, to the richness of American poetry, we asked twelve contemporary Black poets from across the country to choose one poem that should be read this month and to tell us a bit about why.
Jan 14, 2018 · From Toni Morrison to Jesmyn Ward, we've selected some thought-provoking quotes on writing by black American writers who have led—and some of whom continue to lead—the charge in making the writing world more inclusive. Jess Zafarris. Jan 14, 2018.
