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The 2021 National Youth Poet Laureate, 24, used her platform to call out gun violence in America, posing a poignant question about the future of children's safety in schools. Schools scared to ...
On a small table adjacent to a red couch, Doris Hernandez keeps the last photo of her late son amid dozens of crosses, a rosary and a Bible with worn pages bearing the weight of countless prayers.
Richard Nathaniel Wright (September 4, 1908 – November 28, 1960) was an American author of novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of African Americans during the late 19th to mid 20th centuries suffering discrimination and violence.
In "A Poem For Women in Rage", Lorde describes hatred being launched at her by a white woman, and the dilemma of whether or not to respond with violence. Through fury and rage, Lorde confronts the issues between white and Black women—fear and love—and how, "I am weeping to learn the name of those streets my feet have worn thin with running ...
"Lost Boys makes an important contribution to the literature on the causes and prevention of youth violence." [2] The book has also received praise from Marian Wright Edelman, President and Founder, Children's Defense Fund: "Jim Garbarino sounds the alarm about the spread of youth violence—.
Black youth disproportionately impacted by violence At Christ Church Apostolic on the north side of Indianapolis in the 90s, Marshawn Wolley remembers the pastor praying over him and other young ...
In 2017, Gorman became the first youth poet to open the literary season for the Library of Congress, and she has read her poetry on MTV. [ 11 ] [ 36 ] She wrote "In This Place: An American Lyric" for her September 2017 performance at the Library of Congress, which commemorated the inauguration of Tracy K. Smith as Poet Laureate of the United ...
The red Prada headband she donned at the inauguration of President Joe Biden sold out within seconds of its debut. Honored as the first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017, the 22-year-old ...