#blackpoets — Public Fediverse posts
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CW: I make awesome collages too!
The collage "Soft not Docile" is up on the shop! :blobcatsurprised:
Inspired by this Langston Hughes poem:
W͟a͟r͟n͟i͟n͟g͟Negroes,
Sweet and docile,
Meek, humble and kind:
Beware the day
They change their mind!
Wind
In the cotton fields,
Gentle Breeze:
Beware the hour
It uproots trees!Get prints here: https://ko-fi.com/s/b8a69c94e0
Support Black artists on Fedi!
#BlackArt #FeedBlackArtists #Kofi #BlackArtistsOnFedi #BlackArtOnMastodon
#poetry #LangstonHughes #BlackPoets -
CW: I make awesome collages too!
The collage "Soft not Docile" is up on the shop! :blobcatsurprised:
Inspired by this Langston Hughes poem:
W͟a͟r͟n͟i͟n͟g͟Negroes,
Sweet and docile,
Meek, humble and kind:
Beware the day
They change their mind!
Wind
In the cotton fields,
Gentle Breeze:
Beware the hour
It uproots trees!Get prints here: https://ko-fi.com/s/b8a69c94e0
Support Black artists on Fedi!
#BlackArt #FeedBlackArtists #Kofi #BlackArtistsOnFedi #BlackArtOnMastodon
#poetry #LangstonHughes #BlackPoets -
CW: I make awesome collages too!
The collage "Soft not Docile" is up on the shop! :blobcatsurprised:
Inspired by this Langston Hughes poem:
W͟a͟r͟n͟i͟n͟g͟Negroes,
Sweet and docile,
Meek, humble and kind:
Beware the day
They change their mind!
Wind
In the cotton fields,
Gentle Breeze:
Beware the hour
It uproots trees!Get prints here: https://ko-fi.com/s/b8a69c94e0
Support Black artists on Fedi!
#BlackArt #FeedBlackArtists #Kofi #BlackArtistsOnFedi #BlackArtOnMastodon
#poetry #LangstonHughes #BlackPoets -
CW: I make awesome collages too!
The collage "Soft not Docile" is up on the shop! :blobcatsurprised:
Inspired by this Langston Hughes poem:
W͟a͟r͟n͟i͟n͟g͟Negroes,
Sweet and docile,
Meek, humble and kind:
Beware the day
They change their mind!
Wind
In the cotton fields,
Gentle Breeze:
Beware the hour
It uproots trees!Get prints here: https://ko-fi.com/s/b8a69c94e0
Support Black artists on Fedi!
#BlackArt #FeedBlackArtists #Kofi #BlackArtistsOnFedi #BlackArtOnMastodon
#poetry #LangstonHughes #BlackPoets -
Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka
#blackwriters #blackpoets #blackmen #blackamerican #blackpeople #blacktivists
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Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka
#blackwriters #blackpoets #blackmen #blackamerican #blackpeople #blacktivists
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Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka
#blackwriters #blackpoets #blackmen #blackamerican #blackpeople #blacktivists
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Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka
#blackwriters #blackpoets #blackmen #blackamerican #blackpeople #blacktivists
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Amiri Baraka (born Everett Leroy Jones; October 7, 1934 – January 9, 2014), previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiri_Baraka
#blackwriters #blackpoets #blackmen #blackamerican #blackpeople #blacktivists
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Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (6 January 1906 – 26 October 1947) was a South African novelist, linguist, a descendant of the Zulu royal family, and a radically innovative poet who created a combination of traditional and Romantic poetry in the Zulu language
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackafrican #blacknovelists #blacklinguists #blackpoets #blackprofessors #blackfirsts
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Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (6 January 1906 – 26 October 1947) was a South African novelist, linguist, a descendant of the Zulu royal family, and a radically innovative poet who created a combination of traditional and Romantic poetry in the Zulu language
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackafrican #blacknovelists #blacklinguists #blackpoets #blackprofessors #blackfirsts
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Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (6 January 1906 – 26 October 1947) was a South African novelist, linguist, a descendant of the Zulu royal family, and a radically innovative poet who created a combination of traditional and Romantic poetry in the Zulu language
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackafrican #blacknovelists #blacklinguists #blackpoets #blackprofessors #blackfirsts
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Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (6 January 1906 – 26 October 1947) was a South African novelist, linguist, a descendant of the Zulu royal family, and a radically innovative poet who created a combination of traditional and Romantic poetry in the Zulu language
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackafrican #blacknovelists #blacklinguists #blackpoets #blackprofessors #blackfirsts
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Benedict Wallet Vilakazi (6 January 1906 – 26 October 1947) was a South African novelist, linguist, a descendant of the Zulu royal family, and a radically innovative poet who created a combination of traditional and Romantic poetry in the Zulu language
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackafrican #blacknovelists #blacklinguists #blackpoets #blackprofessors #blackfirsts
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Edward Archibald Markham (1 October 1939 – 23 March 2008)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackcaribbean #blackpoets #blackplaywrights #blacknovelists #blackacademics
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Edward Archibald Markham (1 October 1939 – 23 March 2008)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackcaribbean #blackpoets #blackplaywrights #blacknovelists #blackacademics
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Edward Archibald Markham (1 October 1939 – 23 March 2008)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackcaribbean #blackpoets #blackplaywrights #blacknovelists #blackacademics
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Edward Archibald Markham (1 October 1939 – 23 March 2008)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackcaribbean #blackpoets #blackplaywrights #blacknovelists #blackacademics
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Edward Archibald Markham (1 October 1939 – 23 March 2008)
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackcaribbean #blackpoets #blackplaywrights #blacknovelists #blackacademics
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Brenda Patricia Agard (20 August 1961 – 29 October 2012) was a Black-[british] photographer, artist, poet and storyteller
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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blackphotographers #blackartists #blackpoets #blackstorytellers #blackmastodon
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Brenda Patricia Agard (20 August 1961 – 29 October 2012) was a Black-[british] photographer, artist, poet and storyteller
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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blackphotographers #blackartists #blackpoets #blackstorytellers #blackmastodon
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Brenda Patricia Agard (20 August 1961 – 29 October 2012) was a Black-[british] photographer, artist, poet and storyteller
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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blackphotographers #blackartists #blackpoets #blackstorytellers #blackmastodon
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Brenda Patricia Agard (20 August 1961 – 29 October 2012) was a Black-[british] photographer, artist, poet and storyteller
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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blackphotographers #blackartists #blackpoets #blackstorytellers #blackmastodon
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Brenda Patricia Agard (20 August 1961 – 29 October 2012) was a Black-[british] photographer, artist, poet and storyteller
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#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackbritish #blackphotographers #blackartists #blackpoets #blackstorytellers #blackmastodon
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Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was [a Black] Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackirish #blackmusicians #blacksongwriters #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was [a Black] Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackirish #blackmusicians #blacksongwriters #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was [a Black] Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the
(1/5)
#blackmen #blackpeople #blackirish #blackmusicians #blacksongwriters #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was [a Black] Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the
(1/5)
#blackmen #blackpeople #blackirish #blackmusicians #blacksongwriters #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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Philip Parris Lynott (20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was [a Black] Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the
(1/5)
#blackmen #blackpeople #blackirish #blackmusicians #blacksongwriters #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025) was [a US-er] actor, musician and poet.
…In July 2025, Warner died, aged 54, from drowning in the ocean off Limón Province,
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmusicians #blackactors #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025) was [a US-er] actor, musician and poet.
…In July 2025, Warner died, aged 54, from drowning in the ocean off Limón Province,
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmusicians #blackactors #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025) was [a US-er] actor, musician and poet.
…In July 2025, Warner died, aged 54, from drowning in the ocean off Limón Province,
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmusicians #blackactors #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025) was [a US-er] actor, musician and poet.
…In July 2025, Warner died, aged 54, from drowning in the ocean off Limón Province,
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmusicians #blackactors #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner (August 18, 1970 – July 20, 2025) was [a US-er] actor, musician and poet.
…In July 2025, Warner died, aged 54, from drowning in the ocean off Limón Province,
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#blackmen #blackpeople #blackamerican #blackmusicians #blackactors #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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@josinaanderson, a Black Goddess wrote:
Cosby Alum Malcolm Jamal Warner's last message before transitioning from the terrestrial to the celestial:
[No matter what's going on, find a reason to smile and
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#tv #greattv #blacktv #blackactors #blackmusicians #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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@josinaanderson, a Black Goddess wrote:
Cosby Alum Malcolm Jamal Warner's last message before transitioning from the terrestrial to the celestial:
[No matter what's going on, find a reason to smile and
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#tv #greattv #blacktv #blackactors #blackmusicians #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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@josinaanderson, a Black Goddess wrote:
Cosby Alum Malcolm Jamal Warner's last message before transitioning from the terrestrial to the celestial:
[No matter what's going on, find a reason to smile and
(1/4)
#tv #greattv #blacktv #blackactors #blackmusicians #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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@josinaanderson, a Black Goddess wrote:
Cosby Alum Malcolm Jamal Warner's last message before transitioning from the terrestrial to the celestial:
[No matter what's going on, find a reason to smile and
(1/4)
#tv #greattv #blacktv #blackactors #blackmusicians #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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@josinaanderson, a Black Goddess wrote:
Cosby Alum Malcolm Jamal Warner's last message before transitioning from the terrestrial to the celestial:
[No matter what's going on, find a reason to smile and
(1/4)
#tv #greattv #blacktv #blackactors #blackmusicians #blackpoets #blackmastodon
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"Pretending to be Mexican, Native or South Asian helped Black Americans AVOID Jim Crow laws
Langston hughes passed as Mexican to avoid Jim Crow"
@PJenkins1931
#blackmen #blackamerican #blackpoets #blacktivists #blacknovelists #blackplaywrights #blackcolumnists #blackleaders #blackmastodon
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"Pretending to be Mexican, Native or South Asian helped Black Americans AVOID Jim Crow laws
Langston hughes passed as Mexican to avoid Jim Crow"
@PJenkins1931
#blackmen #blackamerican #blackpoets #blacktivists #blacknovelists #blackplaywrights #blackcolumnists #blackleaders #blackmastodon
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"Pretending to be Mexican, Native or South Asian helped Black Americans AVOID Jim Crow laws
Langston hughes passed as Mexican to avoid Jim Crow"
@PJenkins1931
#blackmen #blackamerican #blackpoets #blacktivists #blacknovelists #blackplaywrights #blackcolumnists #blackleaders #blackmastodon
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"Pretending to be Mexican, Native or South Asian helped Black Americans AVOID Jim Crow laws
Langston hughes passed as Mexican to avoid Jim Crow"
@PJenkins1931
#blackmen #blackamerican #blackpoets #blacktivists #blacknovelists #blackplaywrights #blackcolumnists #blackleaders #blackmastodon
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"Pretending to be Mexican, Native or South Asian helped Black Americans AVOID Jim Crow laws
Langston hughes passed as Mexican to avoid Jim Crow"
@PJenkins1931
#blackmen #blackamerican #blackpoets #blacktivists #blacknovelists #blackplaywrights #blackcolumnists #blackleaders #blackmastodon
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This was an eye opening lecture on why we (I) need to lean-in more deeply on #BlackCulture as a source of humanizing #blackpower. #blackpoets #blackartists #blackscientists
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This was an eye opening lecture on why we (I) need to lean-in more deeply on #BlackCulture as a source of humanizing #blackpower. #blackpoets #blackartists #blackscientists
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This was an eye opening lecture on why we (I) need to lean-in more deeply on #BlackCulture as a source of humanizing #blackpower. #blackpoets #blackartists #blackscientists
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This was an eye opening lecture on why we (I) need to lean-in more deeply on #BlackCulture as a source of humanizing #blackpower. #blackpoets #blackartists #blackscientists
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This was an eye opening lecture on why we (I) need to lean-in more deeply on #BlackCulture as a source of humanizing #blackpower. #blackpoets #blackartists #blackscientists
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John Agard FRSL (born 21 June 1949) is a Guyanese playwright, poet and children's writer, now living in Britain. In 2012, he was selected for the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He was awarded BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Agard
#blackmen #blackcaribbean #blackbritish #blackplaywrights #blackpoets #blackwriters #blackmastodon
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John Agard FRSL (born 21 June 1949) is a Guyanese playwright, poet and children's writer, now living in Britain. In 2012, he was selected for the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. He was awarded BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Agard
#blackmen #blackcaribbean #blackbritish #blackplaywrights #blackpoets #blackwriters #blackmastodon
