Looking forward to this! #LangstonsLegacy

Reflecting on the women who raised me. I was born 12lbs., 10 oz. I almost killed my mother. I grew up knowing this, which is to say, I grew up feeling like I was too much, too big. But I grew up knowing I had a mama who loved me so much, she’d die for me bit.ly/2QabnsS

FANTASTIC NEWS!!! 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

Happy Poetry Month! I will be posting prompts & poem excerpts all month on my blog. Hope you will check it out & write alongside me. Thankful to Elma's Heart Circle! My favorite crew of brilliant writers who buoy me all month long. Love. ellenhagan.com/blog/2021/4/1/…

We're so excited for more iterations of #1619Project to reach all ages! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

This is beautiful!!! #NinaSimone

"Forty Years Ago Lucille Clifton Lost Her House, This Year Her Children Bought It Back" harpersbazaar.com/culture/featur…

Have a second collection of poetry coming out next year? You have little more than a week to submit to the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets (Deadline: 5/15)!

The SchomburgCenter #LiteraryFestival is less than a month away! #RegisterNow for events starting June 14th: nypl.org/spotlight/scho…

Happy #PubWeek Rita Williams-Garcia!

So looking forward to #MayasSong and this collaboration with Renée and Bryan!

Did you know? The deadline for the Black Creatives Mentorship program has been extended to January 3, 2022! Black creatives, don't miss your chance to work with one of these incredible mentors—details + application: ow.ly/iqvm50HgGag

Our #Livestream channel holds over 40 past Black Comic Book Festival discussions. If you’d like some recommendations of programs to watch, here are four picks from the #SchomburgCenter’s Kadiatou Tubman. #SchomCom2022 nypl.org/blog/2021/12/1…

What a way to start the new year! We are thrilled to continue our important partnership with JMU Libraries and JMU Special Collections. Thank you to Mellon Foundation for supporting our work! Full story: jmu.edu/news/2022/01/0…

Always floored by Toni Morrison:

#WritingCommunity please share for #highschool and #College #students! PEN America's Freedom of Expression #EssayContest is taking submissions until April 15th! See guidelines at the link below. #collegelife #youngwriters pen.org/free-expressio…

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Harlem World, What’s good? I’m gonna be with you next week! Hi-ARTS has an outdoor film festival for the community. I’ll be sharing and would love for you to join us. Pull up w/ your friends, mask, and blankets. You can register here: hi-artsnyc.org/outdoor-film-f…