The perceived ownership of a black woman’s body is an issue deeply woven into the fabric of the ugliest pieces of history. This poisonous thinking has not been quarantined to one section of the globe.

After the rumors and backlash, it has been confirmed that Beyonce isn't playing Sarah Baartman, a South African woman who became known for her large buttocks. There were rumours that undefined had ...

In “BLACK EFFECT,” a track from Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 2018 collaborative album “EVERYTHING IS LOVE,” Beyoncé describes a quintessential Black female form: Stunt with your curls, your lips, Sarah ...

They say: “Sara Baartman? In 1810, she became ‘Hottentot Venus’, toured as a sideshow, her large buttocks displayed. When she died, pieces of her were displayed in a museum. In 2009 the booty is STILL ...

Winds of the Camdeboo -- Cape of storms -- London calling -- Before the law -- Lost, and found -- Paris, city of light -- Ghosts of Sara Baartman -- Epilogue : family ...

Limón, the 24th poet laureate of the U.S., urges the public to view poetry as a reminder of their shared humanity in this captivating lecture, which she delivered at the Library Continue reading » The ...

Acclaimed poet and cultural activist Dr Diana Ferrus has been described as a people’s person who kept her feet firmly on the ground, even as her literary work reached soaring heights and helped change ...