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April 22, 2011
In honor of National Poetry Month, The Root's staff shares a few of our favorite stanzas from black poets, from old school (Hughes, Dunbar) to new school (Tupac).
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by Hollis Robbins onFebruary 8, 2010
It goes back to minstrelsy, but it’s OK to say it now.
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