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Saeed Jones Reads at the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival

By Saeed Jones — 2016

Saeed Jones reads "The Blue Dress in Mother's Closet" and "Boy in a Whalebone Corset" at the 2014 Dodge Poetry Festival.

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What Is ‘Black Joy’ and Why Do We Need It in Our Lives? | BBC Ideas

The film Black Panther is a good example of black culture hitting the mainstream. But so often black culture is represented in negative ways in the media. This has to stop, argues author Irenosen Okojie. We need to celebrate black film, art, and literature—what she calls “black joy.”

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2019
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The Most Searched: A Celebration of Black History Makers

This Black History Month, we’re celebrating some of #TheMostSearched moments and individuals in America. To find them, we used U.S.-based Google Trends Data to identify Black American achievements that were searched more than any others between January 1, 2004 – when U.S.

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2020
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Juneteenth: Freedom and the Fine Print

Happy Juneteenth! In this episode we explain the origin of Juneteenth and ask the question: are Black people truly free?

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2021
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Activist Inspires BIPOC Representation for the Environment

This woman is empowering the next generation of BIPOC environmentalists. Nyaruot Nguany is an environmental activist in Maine who has had a lifelong passion for the outdoors. She attended an expeditionary high school and started out working on a farm and community garden.

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2021
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The Magic in Empowering Black Girls | Taria Pritchett | TEDxWilmingtonLive

It’s odd to think that, in our progressive society, black girls are still seen as needing less support and protection than their white female counterparts in today’s world.

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2018
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Jane Hirshfield: An Afternoon with the Poet

In verse called "radiant and passionate" by the New York Times, Jane Hirshfield's four collections of poetry articulate the interconnection of human and natural worlds. Tune in for this reading before an audience at UC Santa Barbara.

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Jane Hirshfield
2008
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Jane Hirshfield, "A Branch of Yellow Leaves"

Full lecture title: "A Branch of Yellow Leaves: Buddhism, the World and Poetry"

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Jane Hirshfield
2019
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Poet Jane Hirshfield on her "Unearned Luck," her Poetry and a 360-Degree Life

In this edition of "The Writing Life," poet Michael Collier speaks with poet, essayist and translator Jane Hirshfield about her work and the necessity of poetry in the world. Ms. Hirshfield begins by reading "The Poet," which she often uses as an opening poem in her readings.

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Jane Hirshfield
2012
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Jane Hirshfield on What Inspires Her Poetry

At the 2015 National Book Festival in Washington D.C., Academy Chancellor Jane Hirshfield joined us for a conversation about poetry and the poet's role in American culture today.

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Jane Hirshfield
2015
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The Metaverse could be a problem.

Facebook has changed to Meta, because they're building the Metaverse. This is going to change our lives. Here's how.

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2021
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