February is Black History Month

From Poets.org: To celebrate the rich tradition of Black poetry this month and year-round, browse lesson plans and the following classic and contemporary poems:
 
  “8.” by bell hooks
  “Advice to Youth” by Countee Cullen
  “Frederick Douglass” by Robert Hayden
  “Dream Variations” by Langston Hughes
  “Making History” by Marilyn Nelson
  “little prayer” by Danez Smith
  “This Body II” by Renée Watson
  “Imagine” by Kamilah Aisha Moon
  “This Is Not a Small Voice” by Sonia Sanchez