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Lucille Clifton & Sonia Sanchez: Mirrors & Windows

By Lucille Clifton — 2016

Clifton & Sanchez - Mirrors & Windows 10/24/2001 at The New School, New York, NY. Moderated by Eisa Davis.

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Mental Health within the Black Community | Davonte Sanders-Funches | TEDxNorthCentralCollege

Spoken word meet social critique in this power piece exploring the cyclical nature of mental health challenges within the black community.

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2017
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The Art of the Metaphor - Jane Hirshfield

How do metaphors help us better understand the world? And, what makes a good metaphor? Explore these questions with writers like Langston Hughes and Carl Sandburg, who have mastered the art of bringing a scene or emotion to life. Lesson by Jane Hirshfield, animation by Ben Pearce

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Jane Hirshfield
2012
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Intersectionality & Disability, The Keri Gray Group

Keri Gray, founder and CEO of the Keri Gray Group, advises young professionals, businesses, and organizations on issues around disability, race, gender, and intersectionality. Keri illustrates how the framework of intersectionality is essential to true inclusion.

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2020
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Bipolar Disorder and The Arts: Mark Vonnegut's Story

Despite our growing awareness of mental health conditions, the relationship between creativity and mental illness is often misunderstood. Dr.

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2020
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02:29

Sojourner Truth—Civil Rights Activist | Mini Bio | BIO

Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree, c. 1797 to November 26, 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered extemporaneously in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention.

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2012
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The Secrets to Finding Purpose In Life By Chadwick Boseman - RIP ‘Black Panther’

Chadwick Boseman reveals his secrets to finding purpose in life. Throughout his endearing life, Chadwick Boseman lived a life of humility and grace, striving to uplift the world. He left too early but his life made a difference.

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2021
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An Indigenous Spoken Word Artist Explores the Word “Indian”

Mitcholos Touchie, or A Mind With Wings, is a Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ/ Nuučaan̓uɫ artist from a small village on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. He joined us for our Spoken Word residency in 2017. While here, he performed one of his pieces that explores the nature of the word “Indian.

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2017
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Saeed Jones: Writing Yourself Out of “The Room”

In this clip from Overheard, poet and author Saeed Jones talks about why he wrote his memoir, “How We Fight for Our Lives.”

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Saeed Jones
2019
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Saeed Jones on Growing Up Black and Gay in the South | Xtra

Xtra’s senior editor Eternity Martis spoke to Saeed Jones, author of How We Fight For Our Lives, about writing, self-care, protest and how people of colour and LGBTQ2 folks can fight for their lives in the Trump era.

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Saeed Jones
2020
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Luvvie Ajayi Jones: Get Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

Luvvie Ajayi Jones isn’t afraid to speak her mind or to be the one dissenting voice in a crowd, and neither should you. “Your silence serves no one,” says the writer, activist and self-proclaimed professional troublemaker.

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2018
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