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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onMay 7, 2013
The writer and activist addresses the paradox of inequality in America.
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April 22, 2011
In honor of National Poetry Month, The Root's staff shares a few of our favorite stanzas from black poets, from old school (Hughes, Dunbar) to new school (Tupac).
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by Rebecca Walker onApril 6, 2011
For National Poetry Month, The Root's Rebecca Walker waxes lyrical, taking us on a tour of a few of her favorite poets.
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by BOMB Magazine onJanuary 6, 2010
In this 1995 interview culled from BOMB Magazine's digital archives, poet June Jordan talks about race in Los Angeles, crime television and how she ended up making an opera.
