Ground WorkHaki Madhubuti is one of the foremost Black poets and has been in the vanguard of Black letters for more than 25 years. He has perfected the ability to combine politics and poetry in a powerful and unique style that is both accessible and profound. GroundWork: Selected Poems from 1966-1996 is a landmark collection of Madhubuti's poetic vision for and critique of African-Americans and American society as a whole. From ""But He Was Cool"" and ""One Sided Shoot-out"" to ""White People are People Too"" and ""Too Many of Our Young are Dying"", GroundWork is a compendium of verse that is both thoughtful, memorable, and represents some of the best work in a generation of American poets of any color. |
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... race . chop chop beat it hit hard hit hard hit harda beat it beat it now in this world we face our comings as hip slaves unknown to ourselves unknown to the actual challenges of the race do you know yr real name ? do you know the real ...
... race . chop chop beat it hit hard hit hard hit harda beat it beat it now in this world we face our comings as hip slaves unknown to ourselves unknown to the actual challenges of the race do you know yr real name ? do you know the real ...
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... race except , race away waving flags about it's a human and class problem ask your great , great , great grandmomma , fool , was she raped from a continent due to the human / class problem ? Step in Imamu : plant the seed and regulate ...
... race except , race away waving flags about it's a human and class problem ask your great , great , great grandmomma , fool , was she raped from a continent due to the human / class problem ? Step in Imamu : plant the seed and regulate ...
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... race ? What does wealth have to do with race ? Why do we hate being called African and Black ? What does Africa mean to me , us ? Why is Africa in a state of confu- sion and civil war ? Why is there no work in our communities ? What is ...
... race ? What does wealth have to do with race ? Why do we hate being called African and Black ? What does Africa mean to me , us ? Why is Africa in a state of confu- sion and civil war ? Why is there no work in our communities ? What is ...
Contents
Foreword by Gwendolyn Brooks xiii | |
The New Integrationist 21 | |
Contradiction in Essence 27 | |
Copyright | |
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