An obscure bit of Motown Records’ history is coming back to life this month. The label, now based in Los Angeles, is partnering with the Motown Museum to resurrect the Black Forum spoken word label, ...

Declaring we live in times that urgently call for “information alongside inspiration,” Motown Records is relaunching one of its signature labels. Black Forum, a spoken-word and poetry subsidiary that ...

With each step down the runway, every word spoken within a poem and each thread sewn onto a piece of clothing at the Queer AF: Art + Fashion Show, Josh Croke hopes the influence from third annual ...

In the wake of Malcolm X’s assassination in the winter of 1965, Black and brown poets like Amiri Baraka, Miguel Algarin, and Sonia Sanchez consciously rejected effete paper poems for those that sought ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The Motown Museum is presenting an evening of performances ...