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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... culture and worship the God ( s ) of our foreparents / people with- out excuse , shame , or apology ? and Why are we ... culture that is often hostile and has already laid claim to its own authenticity . This culture views XX xxiv most ...
... culture and worship the God ( s ) of our foreparents / people with- out excuse , shame , or apology ? and Why are we ... culture that is often hostile and has already laid claim to its own authenticity . This culture views XX xxiv most ...
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... culture - any culture - depends in large measure on the nature of its definitions of itself and of those aspects of life on which its survival depends : for example , what the past implies , what freedom means , who the enemy is . The ...
... culture - any culture - depends in large measure on the nature of its definitions of itself and of those aspects of life on which its survival depends : for example , what the past implies , what freedom means , who the enemy is . The ...
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Haki R. Madhubuti. CULTURE The culture of a people is their definition . The African / Black in us is the water , earth , air , fire and wind forming the core that produces the fuel energizing the spirits and souls that center our ...
Haki R. Madhubuti. CULTURE The culture of a people is their definition . The African / Black in us is the water , earth , air , fire and wind forming the core that produces the fuel energizing the spirits and souls that center our ...
Contents
Foreword by Gwendolyn Brooks xiii | |
The New Integrationist 21 | |
Contradiction in Essence 27 | |
Copyright | |
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