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Amanda Gorman, Inaugural Poet, Plans To Run For President
Harper's Bazaar via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen President-elect Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, Amanda...
Jill Biden hosts White House reading for student poets
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJill Biden on Tuesday hosted a reading by this year's group of National Student Poets, allowing each...
Parades, poetry and a free Scarface concert: 12 ways to observe Juneteenth in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteeth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, over two years after...
How the Salvadoran diaspora became a literary juggernaut
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom a bestselling migration memoir to an acclaimed novel of suburbia, political poetry and essays...
CADL librarians recommend these 20 titles to learn and celebrate Black history
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFebruary is Black History Month. Here is a list of books from diverse authors that celebrate the...
A life in words
Tribune via AOL· 3 months agoMar. 1—Luci Tapahonso (lucitapahonso.com), the first poet laureate of the Navajo Nation, has spent most of her life writing right here in New Mexico. Tapahonso was born on the Navajo reservation ...
This Class of 2024 grad found redirection and a family at College of the Desert
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoAs a child in Lipa City, Batangas in the Philippines, Derick Talay dreamed of having a “complete...
Here Are the 12 New Books You Should Read in October
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCredit - Many of this month’s best new books border on the surreal or otherworldly, transporting readers to settings slightly removed from our everyday...
Bank of America's Student Leaders program strives to empower change-makers in high school
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 6 months agoHappy (almost) New Year! Across the Coachella Valley, there's a palpable sense of joy and cheer in...
The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023
Time via AOL· 6 months agoThe best nonfiction books published in 2023 included a revelatory biography, works of in-depth reporting, and more. Credit - These are independent...