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Kelsey Parker, podcast host and widow of late The Wanted member Tom Parker, has announced that she lost the baby she was ...
A young boy takes the stage. In a shaky voice, he says, “My name is Royce. My poem is titled, ‘White Boy Privilege.’” The video of the 14-year-old student’s slam poem at his school has ...
The Atlanta teen who pointed out the unfair advantages of white privilege is back with another poem. Royce Mann, the 14 year-old student from Atlanta whose slam poem “White Boy Privilege” went ...
Born in Chicago and raised in Alabama, WJ Lofton’s creative work breathes life into the intricacies of identity, race, grief, ...
The authors of two new poetry collections aspire to reach broad audiences with their work. First, John Himmelman says he wanted to tell stories with as few words as possible. The Boy Who Lived in ...
Kevin Young first wrote his story about Emile, a boy in love with a field, as a bedtime poem for his son years ago. Now, it lives on as a picture book with watercolor illustrations by Chioma Ebinama.
Alicia Keys shared a sweet poem reflecting on her 5-year-old son's future amid the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests.. On Instagram, Keys, 39, shared an adorable photo of her son, Genesis Ali ...
This 14-year-old Atlanta boy probably deserves a spot on the “Woke White People” list.Royce Mann, an eighth-grader at the Paideia School in Atlanta, has ...
Danez Smith’s “Bluff” represents a notable turning point for the poet — and maybe for American poetry as a whole. By Nam Le Nam Le is the author, most recently, of the poetry collection ...
The 10-year-old boy, who has Asperger's syndrome — a form of autism — came home from Cumberland Head Elementary School in Plattsburgh, New York, on April 7 more excited than ever.
Why this 11-year-old wrote a poem to address racism and police brutality. Josiah Wheeler wrote "My Skin's Not a Weapon" after the death of George Floyd.
A young boy takes the stage. In a shaky voice, he says, "My name is Royce. My poem is titled, 'White Boy Privilege.'" The video of the 14-year-old student's slam poem at his school has gone viral i ...