Krista Tippett

A poet and self-described literary activist, E. Ethelbert Miller attended Howard University in 1968 — the age in which Black Power was finding its voice. He has remained there ever since, observing and making sense of the trajectory of black history and culture. He pushes at the parameters within which mainstream America routinely sees what he calls “blackness.”

E. Ethelbert Miller, a poet and literary activist, challenges mainstream America's perception of "blackness" by observing and interpreting black history and culture.

E. Ethelbert Miller — Black and Universal