In the workshop PARH USA offers, we quote the Poetry Foundation’s editorial staff, which wrote, “Poetry is commanding enough to gather crowds in a city square and compact enough to demand attention on social media.” Believing, as we do, in the power of poetry to confront racism, bigotry, and hate, our goal with this blog […]

Poets Against Racism & Hate USA completes a year of growth and impact and expects much from the year ahead It’s a new year and that means everyone’s newsfeeds, social media pages, and Substack reads are filled with reviews of the prior year. Best movies, best restaurants, significant milestones—name the category and there’s undoubtedly a

By Debbie Allen, Cofounder, Poets Against Racism & Hate USA FACT: In the United States, Whites are about 20% less likely than Blacks to be denied a business loan. FACT: In the United States, Whites are about 40% less likely than Blacks to be searched during a traffic stop. FACT: In the United States, Whites