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 A Tribute to James Baldwin
James Baldwin discusses the divide in American society
Amiri Baraka reflects on Baldwin’s place in the tradition of the Afro-American intellectual, artist, and teacher
Russell Banks discusses the persistent influence of Baldwin on his life and work
Nikki Giovanni pays tribute to Baldwin through spoken word
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 A Tribute to Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes reads and discusses “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”
Willie Perdomo riffs on finding Hughes for the first time
Sonia Sanchez reminisces about learning to “lean into the breath”
Margo Jefferson recalls spending time with Hughes
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 A Tribute to Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe discusses writing “under the spell” of Things Fall Apart
Edwidge Danticat reads from the first chapter of Things Fall Apart
Colum McCann reads “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats and discusses interconnectivity
Toni Morrison reads “English and the African Writer” by Chinua Achebe
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