Her poem “Love and Friendship” offers a more ... celebrated Black beauty and Black love in “Poem—To the Black Beloved.” Hughes, of course, was a Black poet and activist.

Richardson practices Black love everyday as a Black man ... to her writing where it’s impossible to separate her from her art. Poetry is for the whole person: the heart, the emotions and ...

In honor of Black History Month, The Crimson’s Arts Board reflected on their favorite poems written by Black authors, and ...