Limón's work documents everything from kingfisher birds to the cosmos itself. "I'm embracing my strangeness," she says of her poetry. Her new collection is Startlement.

Louis Armstrong, Odetta, Nas, Janet Jackson, Connie Smith and more join the National Recording Registry along with a Lone ...

"The @librarycongress has the largest flute collection in the world with more than 1, 800. It includes President James Madison's 1813 crystal flute. @lizzo we would love for you to come see it and ...

The history of this country is haunted by white men hunting down Black women because their flight, their freedom, and their refusal to bow threatened the whole architecture of white power.

FILE - Arthur Sze attends the 70th National Book Awards ceremony on Nov. 20, 2019, in New York. At a time when its leadership is in question and its mission challenged, the Library of Congress has ...

Since Donald Trump was elected, several musicians have canceled their US tours. However, in France, artists have refused to ...

Swarthmore librarian Abigail Weil traces the connection between repressive, authoritarian politics and book bans, while offering a vision for the library as a place in which we might begin to confront ...

Discover the recent developments at the African American Museum of Dallas, including new leadership, grants, exhibitions, and ...

In recent days, months and years, President Donald J. Trump has provided clear evidence of his animosity and lack of respect for Black women. Whether insulting our intelligence, dismissing our ...

The Library of Congress this past week named Arthur Sze the 25th poet laureate of the United States. The longtime Santa ...

At a time when its leadership is in question and its mission challenged, the Library of Congress has named a new U.S. poet laureate, the much-honored author and translator Arthur Sze. The library ...

“During the 19th century, America was hugely ambitious for itself and regarded its people as both a great investment and the ...