Black Women Poets

 There are many countless Black Women Poets that have made a contribution in today's society. Some of them include Dr. Maya Angelou, Eloise Greenfield and Joy Jones.

"Dr. Maya Angelou was an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou

 "Children’s author Ms. Eloise Greenfield was born in Parmele, North Carolina, and raised in Washington, DC. She attended Miner Teachers’ College (now the University of the District of Columbia) and went on to work as a clerk in the US Patent Office. The monotony of the job drove her to experiment with making up rhymes, and eventually Greenfield began writing poetry in earnest. Her first published poem appeared in the Hartford Times in 1962. Since then, Greenfield has published more than 40 books for children, including works of poetry, biography, picture books, and chapter books. Her work is widely praised for its depiction of African American experience, particularly family life; Greenfield has said she began writing for children after looking in vain for books for her own children that reflected their life.."

 

She recently passed. 

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/eloise-greenfield

 

Joy Jones is "the founder of D.C. Retro Jumpers and author of a play about double Dutch. She was having a hard time getting motivated to work out. So decided Ms. Jones decided to get rid of the 'work' part of the equation and start playing again. She has said that she was inspired to create the group to feed an “intra-generational exercise obsession." My vision for the group was to have adult women jump-rope for fitness and fun, Jones said. One of the things that really inspires me, still, is seeing women on the edge of a demonstration and see the longing — almost lust — to get in the rope.”"

http://dcretrojumpers.com

https://easternstates.heart.org/volunteer-spotlight-joy-jumps-for-the-heart/

​https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/138218-learning-through-the-ropes

​https://thejetset.tv/the-show/segments/interviews/learn-double-dutch-with-dc-retro-jumpers/87084/

 

https://joyjonesonline.com/