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The Freedom Struggle
In the struggle between the promise of the American Dream and the failures of the dominant culture to comprehend that Black lives not only matter but, like all lives, are precious, the poet sings a healing song. In this section, we encounter African American poets who engage this struggle to resist injustice and envision new aesthetic, spiritual, and humanistic possibilities. — From the essay by Joanne M. Braxton
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The Freedom Struggle

Reginald Dwayne Betts at Furious Flower, 2015

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Elizabeth Alexander: The Poet and the Riot

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Aja Monet: “#sayhername”

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Dawn Lundy Martin at Furious Flower

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