From the earliest days of Oklahoma’s settlement, African Americans struggled to secure their civil rights in this land. From the...

A riot is the language of the unheard. Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I. if a riot is the language of the unheard what is silence?...

Quraysh discusses A Gift From Greensboro with KidLit 411. Talks generating the idea for the story, his research process and upcoming...

Quraysh helps induct Jean Toomer to the Poet's Corner at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on Sunday November 11th in New York City.

The Whiskey in Our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent listed finalist for the Central New York Book Award in...

Revise the Psalm: Works Celebrating the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks and The Whiskey of our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience...

Martha Bayne discusses the intentions and fun in the production of Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology. Read the full conversation here.

Quraysh reads Higher Calling at La Casita, the Lincoln Center's Out of Doors Series, featuring poets Paul Tran, Safia Elhillo and...

photo credit: Associated Press Revise the Psalm: Work Inspired by the Writing of Gwendolyn Brooks, edited by Quraysh Ali Lansana and...

Quraysh Ali Lansana is the editing poet for In Verse, a new program by WBEZ. This summer, they're sending out a reporter, a photographer...