OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Living the dream is something Martin Luther King, Jr. himself never got to see through. Over 50 years after his death, Omaha metro middle and high-school students are carrying on ...
The Word welcomes diverse voices and fans of poetry, spoken word, and all forms of storytelling. Share a poem, read a story, or even tell a joke. Take the stage and share your new work-or an old ...
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — People in Pittsford gathered Wednesday night to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event was part of the “MLK Living the Dream” series hosted by the Pittsford ...
Jay Z surprised fans with a new slice of spoken word Wednesday. "Dream. On." premiered via Tidal and sees Jay looking back on his days in apartment 5C in Marcy Houses: In the accompanying visual, fans ...
“I’m really just a rock and roll girl,” says Teresa Gunn. “But this has made me a poet of the streets.” “This” is Gunn’s program of arts for young mothers at the margins of San Diego’s education ...
Spoken word artists perform with hip hop stars at the 2024 Dodge Poetry Festival. During the 2024 Dodge Poetry Festival at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), iconic spoken word artists ...
In the wake of Malcolm X’s assassination in the winter of 1965, Black and brown poets like Amiri Baraka, Miguel Algarin, and Sonia Sanchez consciously rejected effete paper poems for those that sought ...
Stockton native and spoken-word artist Brandon Leake advanced to the semifinals of NBC's "America’s Got Talent" Wednesday night after a powerful performance on Tuesday about racial injustice. Leake is ...