Richard Wright

Three Baltimore elementary schools are extending their school days from six hours to nine, making room for activities often left to after-school organizations -- like music and karate. We talk with the principal of one of the schools, and with the director of the program based in New York.

You may know Native Son, one of the great American novels of the 20th Century.

Shabazz on the duality of nature in Wright's haiku

Shabazz on what he finds most compelling in Wright's haiku