The Negro Speaks of Rivers

WRITING
Written By Taylar Enlow

The Negro speaks of rivers is a meditative collection of art from Black creators throughout history remembering the way of the river. It remains always on my mind.

The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Langston Hughes. Poem, 1921.

A Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke. Song, 1964.

The Site of Memory, Toni Morrison. Excerpt from Inventing the Truth: the Art and Craft of Memoir, 1995.

River, Ibeyi. Song, 2014.

River, Leon Bridges. Song, 2016.

Taylar Enlow
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