African-American History Month

Angelou recites her poem, "And Still I Rise," from her volume of poetry And Still I Rise, published in 1978.

Nikky Finney reads "Condoleeza Suite" from her latest book Head Off & Split

Komunyakaa reads his poem "Facing It." Filmed at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival.

Robert Hayden reads his poem "Frederick Douglass."

Langston Hughes reads his poem "The Negro Speaks of Rivers."

Poet Gwendolyn Brooks recites her famous 'We Real Cool'

A classic poem read by author and audiobook narrator, Charles Bice.

Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize winner and internationally known Georgia-born author and activist, opened her archives at Emory University in April 2009. The event was celebrated by an exhibition, a symposium and a presentation by Alice Walker.

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman, the Youth Poet Laureate of 2017, delivers a poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration

African-American poet, Langston Hughes recites his poem, "The Weary Blues" (1925) to jazz accompaniment with the Doug Parker Band on the CBUT (CBC Vancouver) program "The 7 O'Clock Show" in 1958.

Acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni spoke to a capacity crowd on Feb. 22, 2020, at the Schwartz Center on the Emory University campus, telling stories and reading her poems