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Black Feeling Black Talk

Nikki Giovanni
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Region

Diaspora

USA

Era

Post-colonial

Language

English

Genre

Poetry

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Giovanni's debut collection, written during the summer after King's assassination. Angry, playful, tender — a young Black woman's direct address to her community and to America.

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One of the founding texts of the Black Arts Movement; Giovanni's debut at age 25

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Giovanni's debut collection, written during the summer after King's assassination. Angry, playful, tender — a young Black woman's direct address to her community and to America. One of the founding texts of the Black Arts Movement; Giovanni's debut at age 25

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