Additional Info: About Button: Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for spoken word and performance poetry. Information courtesy, YouTube

Additional Info: The Chair of Negritude copyright 2003 Barry Akins "...Feasting on a meal of the tasty American Pie Indeed a meal that all here seated truly would like to try A pie of milk and honey from a recipe with care It's aroma of entitlement fills the dinner air But does the American table…Read more (Video) Barry Akins | The Chair of Negritude

Additional Info: Spoken-word poet Kondwani Fidel was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, which USA Today recently ranked the most dangerous city in the nation. “Resilience is something that’s ingrained in you at a very young age growing up in Baltimore,” says Fidel in Jackson Tisi’s short documentary. “If you’re from or live in Baltimore,…Read more (Video) Kondwani Fidel | Poetry from Hummingbirds in the Trenches

Additional Info: Written in response to a 2017 article questioning the sustainability of historically black colleges and universities in the UNC college system, "My HBCU" is a spoken word piece that highlights and promotes all of the pros of attending a historically black college or university. Shot by: Wleh Woyee Rika Pesos is a writer,…Read more (Video) Rika Pesos | My HBCU

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