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We a BaddDDD People

Sonia Sanchez
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Region

Diaspora

USA

Era

Post-colonial

Language

English

Genre

Poetry

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One of the defining works of the Black Arts Movement, using jazz rhythms, Black vernacular, and political rage to celebrate Black identity and demand liberation. Sanchez's voice is unlike any other.

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Sonia Sanchez is the founding mother of the Black Arts Movement and one of the greatest living American poets

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One of the defining works of the Black Arts Movement, using jazz rhythms, Black vernacular, and political rage to celebrate Black identity and demand liberation. Sanchez's voice is unlike any other. Sonia Sanchez is the founding mother of the Black Arts Movement and one of the greatest living American poets

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