Haki R. Madhubuti: The Poet Who Built a Movement | National Poetry Month #blackhistory #blackpoets

Added: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]Build something that outlives you.

[00:00:03]Hakiar Madubbouti didn't just write poetry. He built institutions. From the black arts movement, he turned words into action, education, publishing, power. His poetry was direct, urgent, purpose-driven. He wrote for the people, about identity, about liberation, about self-determination, not just expression, direction. Through books and classrooms, he shaped minds and changed futures. And in this National Poetry Month, his legacy still stands. Strong, intentional, unshaken.

[00:00:41]Hakiar Madubbouti, a poet who didn't just speak change, he built