The Poetry Foundation recognizes the first Black Pulitzer-winning poet on what would be her 100th birthday with an animated version of her 1959 poem, “We Real Cool.”
From Bey to ‘Ye, famous to underground, these uplifting and message-driven bangers from the first half of 2016 perfectly score any midsummer gathering.
To promote their new single, ”White Privilege II,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have been doing interviews that include some of the artist-activists of color who helped them create it. Here’s what they had to say to Colorlines about their purpose, plan and why they didn’t just quietly write the movement some checks.