Today's focus is the fierce Carolyn Rodgers, a revolutionary Chicago poet of the Black Arts Movement. Carolyn Rodgers(1940-2010), a Chicago poet who first learned her trade in the Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC) Writer's Workshop meetings and Gwendolyn Brooks's Writers Workshops, was distinctive as a new black woman poet in the late 1960s, when she … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: The Black Arts Movement
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Friday Open Thread: The Black Arts Movement
Good Morning POU! Today we feature perhaps, the single most important person that provided black poets and authors an avenue for their works during the Black Arts Movement. Some of the most influential and powerful works of the era would not have been published if not for Dudley Randall and Broadside Press. Dudley Randall (January 14, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: The Black Arts Movement
Wednesday Open Thread: The Black Arts Movement
Good Morning POU! The Black Arts movement (BAM) has often been called the "Second Black Renaissance," suggesting a comparison to the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and '30s. The two are alike in encompassing literature, music, visual arts, and theater. Both movements emphasized racial pride, an appreciation of African heritage, and a commitment to produce works that … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: The Black Arts Movement
Tuesday Open Thread: The Black Arts Movement
Good Morning POU! “Sometimes referred to as ‘the artistic sister of the Black Power Movement,' the Black Arts Movement stands as the single most controversial moment in the history of African-American literature—possibly in American literature as a whole. Although it fundamentally changed American attitudes both toward the function and meaning of literature as well as … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: The Black Arts Movement
Monday Open Thread: African Americans and Appalachian History
Good Morning POU! This week we will feature history lessons, past and present, focusing on African Americans in the Appalachian region of the United States. Long thought of as an area consisting of backwoods mountain folks of European ancestry, there is a deep cultural history that has long been ignored but now is gaining recognition for its contributions in both … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African Americans and Appalachian History