Tag Archives: Elizabeth Alexander
Maya Angelou: “America’s Poet”
Yesterday morning brought the news that Maya Angelou had died at age 86. The news coverage was befitting this American icon—long segments on virtually every national and local newscast, front page New York Times, plus a full page and half … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amiri Baraka, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Alexander, Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffett
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Elizabeth Alexander: Praise Song for the Obama Inaugural
As the 2012 election nears—yet another historic one, most say—I think about Elizabeth Alexander, the poet who read her poem “Praise Song for the Day” on January 20, 2009, at the Inaugural of President Barack Obama. The perils of writing … Continue reading →
Posted in Black Writers, Diversity & Multiculturalism, Poetry
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Tagged 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Black Wriiting, Black Writing from Chicago, Chicago Writing, Elizabeth Alexander, Josephine Baker, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Praise Song for the Day, Presidential Inauguration, Teaching Diversity, Tia Chucha Press, We Wear the Masks, Wrigley Field
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