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Passing On: Amiri Baraka, Suzan-Lori Parks, Claudia Rankine

Posted on January 22, 2014 by wcd2

January 22, 2014 James Baldwin probably felt a tinge of jealousy at the sight of Amiri Baraka, Maya Angelou, and Toni Morrison at his funeral. Thousands of people there, and those three in particular, so eloquent in their tribute, but … Continue reading →

Posted in African-American literature, collaboration, contemporary poetry, jazz, Music, Theater | Tagged Amiri Baraka, Claudia Rankine, Danny Glover, Diane Paulus, Diedre Murray, Dodge Poetry Fest, James Baldwin, Jesse Jackson, Langston Hughes, Malcolm X, Martin Espada, Maya Angelou, Sonia Sanchez, Stephen Sondheim, Suzan-Lori Parks, Toni Medina, Toni Morrison, Tony Hoagland | Leave a comment