Post #2: Women of Power

To celebrate Black History month, this post will be dedicated to WoC poets, writers, musicians, actors, and visual artists. I’ve selected five powerful, wonderful women for each and their names will have two links attached: one for an article or interview that gives you an idea of who they are and what they’re about and the other will lead you to a sampling of their work! These women are incredible and deserve appreciation.

Poets:

Rita Dove

Audre Lorde

Maya Angelou

Lucille Clifton

Gwendolyn Brooks

Writers:

Toni Morrison

Alice Walker

Zora Neale Hurston

Octavia Butler

Jamaica Kincaid

Musicians:

Tracy Chapman

Janelle Monae

Nina Simone

Ella Fitzgerald

Missy Elliott

Actors:

Lupita Nyong’o

Whoopi Goldberg

Wanda Sykes

Uzo Aduba

Laverne Cox

Visual Artists:

Faith Ringgold

Samella Lewis

Chakaia Booker

Alma Woodsey Thomas

Betye Saar

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