The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)
We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...
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‘Rise Up’ by Cherlande Stout: Winner of HHS's Black History Month Poetry Contest
Holland High School held a poetry contest in honor of Black History ... Think of what we were and what we are. Look them in the eyes and speak your truth. This is who we are: we are brown ...
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Hazel Dukes, civil rights advocate and NAACP leader, dies at 92
Hazel Dukes, a prominent civil rights advocate and president of the NAACP New York State Conference, died Saturday. She was 92. Dukes died peacefully at her home in New York City surrounded by ...
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Hazel Dukes, civil rights activist and NY NAACP president, dead at 92
Hazel Dukes, a longtime civil rights activist and president of the NAACP New York State Conference, died Saturday. She was 92. “It is with profound sadness that I announce the passing of my ...
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Blind Canadian man has his own tooth surgically implanted in his eye to restore his sight
Yes, you read that right. Earlier this week, Brent Chapman underwent one of Canada’s first-ever “tooth in eye” surgeries. While it might sound like something straight out of science fiction ...
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Hazel Dukes, civil rights icon and longtime NAACP New York conference president, dies at 92
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Hazel Dukes, the celebrated civil rights leader who fought for housing equity as the first Black person in the Nassau County district attorney's office in the 1960s and ...