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  • Beloved and Prolific Poet-Actor Craig 'muMs' Grant Dies at 53
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    Beloved and Prolific Poet-Actor Craig 'muMs' Grant Dies at 53

    Craig “muMs” Grant, the beloved poet and actor known for appearing in HBO’s acclaimed series Oz, has died. His representatives at Ellipsis Entertainment Group confirmed Grant died on Thursday, but the details of his death are unknown, Deadline reports. “We are heartbroken over the loss of one of the most genuine, caring, loving souls we…

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    Tonja Renée Stidhum

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  • Atlanta Teen's 'White-Boy Privilege' Poem Goes Viral 

    This 14-year-old Atlanta boy probably deserves a spot on the “Woke White People” list. Royce Mann, an eighth-grader at the Paideia School in Atlanta, has stirred up a lot of discussion after video of him performing a poem titled “White-Boy Privilege” at a slam-poetry competition at his school in May went viral. “Dear women, I’m…

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    Breanna Edwards

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