Kevin Powell
@poetkevinpowell.bsky.social
GRAMMY-nominated poet. Human and Civil Rights Activist. Author of 16 books. Filmmaker. Journalist. Alpha Phi Alpha.
WHAT AUDRE LORDE SAID, PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED GRAPHIC. ASE….
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
WHAT AUDRE LORDE SAID, PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED GRAPHIC. ASE….
SINNERS is one of the most nominated movies ever at The Grammys.
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
SINNERS is one of the most nominated movies ever at The Grammys.
APOLOGY. Sometimes I wish I could go back and apologize to any and all I have ever hurt in some way, and indeed I have given quite a few apologies. And I wish I could receive some apologies too. But I have learned to also apologize to myself, to forgive myself. And, God willing, be better, wiser.
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
APOLOGY. Sometimes I wish I could go back and apologize to any and all I have ever hurt in some way, and indeed I have given quite a few apologies. And I wish I could receive some apologies too. But I have learned to also apologize to myself, to forgive myself. And, God willing, be better, wiser.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE/PHILADELPHIA! TONIGHT we open the Diamond State Black Film Festival, in Wilmington, with our new documentary, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD, a deep dive about manhood in America! 6pm. Get tickets for reception and screening and conversation at the festival website.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE/PHILADELPHIA! TONIGHT we open the Diamond State Black Film Festival, in Wilmington, with our new documentary, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD, a deep dive about manhood in America! 6pm. Get tickets for reception and screening and conversation at the festival website.
So my wife and I were blessed to see Michelle Obama in conversation with Tracee Ellis Ross in Brooklyn tonight. Mrs. Obama is supporting her new book, THE LOOK, about her life with fashion and hair, including White House years. The conversation between them was excellent, empowering, invigorating.
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 AM
So my wife and I were blessed to see Michelle Obama in conversation with Tracee Ellis Ross in Brooklyn tonight. Mrs. Obama is supporting her new book, THE LOOK, about her life with fashion and hair, including White House years. The conversation between them was excellent, empowering, invigorating.
VOTED! LET’S GO NEW YORK CITY!!!
November 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
VOTED! LET’S GO NEW YORK CITY!!!
TORONTO. I have visited and have much love for all of Canada, especially the city of Toronto. The Blue Jays could have won that Series. Easily one of the best World Series ever, right up there with Reds-Red Sox in 1975 and Mets-Red Sox in 1986. Just sheer drama and nail-biting whole way.
November 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
TORONTO. I have visited and have much love for all of Canada, especially the city of Toronto. The Blue Jays could have won that Series. Easily one of the best World Series ever, right up there with Reds-Red Sox in 1975 and Mets-Red Sox in 1986. Just sheer drama and nail-biting whole way.
A VERY PUBLIC THANK YOU TO THE COLUMBUS, OHIO CHAPTER of my fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, and a truly beautiful screening and community talk back around our new doc film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. There a couple of days back, still on high from it.
October 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A VERY PUBLIC THANK YOU TO THE COLUMBUS, OHIO CHAPTER of my fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, and a truly beautiful screening and community talk back around our new doc film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. There a couple of days back, still on high from it.
I WAS IN ATLANTA LAST NIGHT to be keynote speaker, as a straight ally, for annual gala of The Counter Narrative Project, an amazing organization that supports the lives and stories of Black queer/same-gender-loving men. Attached photo is of iconic actor TC Carson getting an award.
October 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I WAS IN ATLANTA LAST NIGHT to be keynote speaker, as a straight ally, for annual gala of The Counter Narrative Project, an amazing organization that supports the lives and stories of Black queer/same-gender-loving men. Attached photo is of iconic actor TC Carson getting an award.
DEEPLY HONORED to be the keynote speaker Friday night at 75th anniversary celebration for the Harlem Writers Guild at historic Schomburg Library. Doubly honored they named the gathering after my new doc film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. Such a great and spiritual turnout.
October 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
DEEPLY HONORED to be the keynote speaker Friday night at 75th anniversary celebration for the Harlem Writers Guild at historic Schomburg Library. Doubly honored they named the gathering after my new doc film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. Such a great and spiritual turnout.
TONIGHT IN HARLEM! Join Kevin Powell in celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Harlem Writers Guild and the 100th birthday year of the Schomburg. FREE, all welcome, seating on first-come basis. Doors open 6PM. RSVP HERE: HWG75thAnniversary.eventbrite.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
TONIGHT IN HARLEM! Join Kevin Powell in celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Harlem Writers Guild and the 100th birthday year of the Schomburg. FREE, all welcome, seating on first-come basis. Doors open 6PM. RSVP HERE: HWG75thAnniversary.eventbrite.com
TONIGHT IN COLUMBUS, OHIO! I will be there THIS EVENING for a very special screening and talk back for my new doc film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. FREE. All welcome at 6:30 to the historic Lincoln Theatre. Get your FREE tickets at alphas.myle.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
TONIGHT IN COLUMBUS, OHIO! I will be there THIS EVENING for a very special screening and talk back for my new doc film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. FREE. All welcome at 6:30 to the historic Lincoln Theatre. Get your FREE tickets at alphas.myle.com
TODAY wife and I were honored to be invited to street naming ceremony for JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT. The location is Great Jones between Bowery and Lafayette in #nyc. And we also were blessed to be inside 57 Great Jones Street, now Jean-Michel Basquiat Way, where he lived and painted for part of 1980s.
October 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
TODAY wife and I were honored to be invited to street naming ceremony for JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT. The location is Great Jones between Bowery and Lafayette in #nyc. And we also were blessed to be inside 57 Great Jones Street, now Jean-Michel Basquiat Way, where he lived and painted for part of 1980s.
COLUMBUS, OHIO! I will be there THIS THUR OCT 23 for a very special screening and talk back for my new doc film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. FREE. All welcome at 6:30 to the historic Lincoln Theatre. Get your FREE tickets at alphas.myle.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
COLUMBUS, OHIO! I will be there THIS THUR OCT 23 for a very special screening and talk back for my new doc film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. FREE. All welcome at 6:30 to the historic Lincoln Theatre. Get your FREE tickets at alphas.myle.com
D’ANGELO. I AM SO VERY SAD TO HEAR ONE OF OUR MUSICAL GREATS IS GONE. Only 51. I am praying for the son he shared with the equally late, great ANGIE STONE. Both his parents now gone. What a loss, what losses, MY GOD….
October 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
D’ANGELO. I AM SO VERY SAD TO HEAR ONE OF OUR MUSICAL GREATS IS GONE. Only 51. I am praying for the son he shared with the equally late, great ANGIE STONE. Both his parents now gone. What a loss, what losses, MY GOD….
HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. We know the assignment. Celebrate life and people, not the opposite.
October 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. We know the assignment. Celebrate life and people, not the opposite.
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, I would agree, is right up there with SINNERS as one of the best films LIKE EVER. Incredible writing/directing, beyond timeless movie about America, stellar ensemble acting. But Sean Penn’s master class in character development, down to the little body quirks? YO….
October 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, I would agree, is right up there with SINNERS as one of the best films LIKE EVER. Incredible writing/directing, beyond timeless movie about America, stellar ensemble acting. But Sean Penn’s master class in character development, down to the little body quirks? YO….
COLUMBUS, OHIO METRO AREA! We will be there THURS OCT 23 to premiere our new documentary film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. FREE, all welcome, details on attached flyer, including how to get your free tickets. See you all there!
October 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
COLUMBUS, OHIO METRO AREA! We will be there THURS OCT 23 to premiere our new documentary film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. FREE, all welcome, details on attached flyer, including how to get your free tickets. See you all there!
DIANE KEATON. Wow. Just hearing about her passing. There are folks you grow up with, come of age with. I have seen so many of her films, always been a fan. May she rest, peacefully.
October 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
DIANE KEATON. Wow. Just hearing about her passing. There are folks you grow up with, come of age with. I have seen so many of her films, always been a fan. May she rest, peacefully.
A’ja Wilson and Las Vegas Aces did that. What a run to the WNBA championship. And what a season and post-season. Now pay these amazing women basketball players what they deserve.
October 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A’ja Wilson and Las Vegas Aces did that. What a run to the WNBA championship. And what a season and post-season. Now pay these amazing women basketball players what they deserve.
With my mother at dentist in Jersey City, where I was born and raised. My mother never lets go of her purse, except to tell me to hold it. Working hard to get her to do regular dental care. Baby steps. But getting there.
October 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
With my mother at dentist in Jersey City, where I was born and raised. My mother never lets go of her purse, except to tell me to hold it. Working hard to get her to do regular dental care. Baby steps. But getting there.
MINNESOTA! We will be in Minneapolis for screening and talk around our new doc film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. The film is about manhood in America. FREE, all welcome, TUES NIGHT OCT 7, at University of Minnesota, inside Coffman Memorial Union Theater. Doors open 6pm. All details on attached flyer.
October 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
MINNESOTA! We will be in Minneapolis for screening and talk around our new doc film, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. The film is about manhood in America. FREE, all welcome, TUES NIGHT OCT 7, at University of Minnesota, inside Coffman Memorial Union Theater. Doors open 6pm. All details on attached flyer.
“Somehow we must keep hope alive—a hope that we can find a way to educate all, alleviate poverty, assuage anger, and live in harmony with the environment, with animals, and with each other.”—JANE GOODALL
October 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“Somehow we must keep hope alive—a hope that we can find a way to educate all, alleviate poverty, assuage anger, and live in harmony with the environment, with animals, and with each other.”—JANE GOODALL
ADOLESCENCE. So I finally watched 4-part Netflix limited series many have said to see all year. BLOWN AWAY by its excellence and honesty. Yes, deep dive about manhood. But also about family, mental health, parenting, social media, more. Every family should watch this, AND TALK.
October 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
ADOLESCENCE. So I finally watched 4-part Netflix limited series many have said to see all year. BLOWN AWAY by its excellence and honesty. Yes, deep dive about manhood. But also about family, mental health, parenting, social media, more. Every family should watch this, AND TALK.