Podcasts about poet sonia sanchez

This week on SELECTED SHORTS, guest host DeRay Mckesson presents four works that consider the Black experience in America from bold perspectives.  Former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm recalled her historic victory in her essay “Unbought and Unbossed.”  An excerpt is read by Crystal Dickinson.  James Baldwin's powerful letter to his nephew, “My Dungeon Shook,” is read by Christopher Jackson.  Poet Sonia Sanchez recalls a life-altering encounter with Malcolm X in “Homegirls on St. Nicholas Avenue,” read by Marsha Stephanie Blake, and Percival Everett turns the tables on Southern racists in “The Appropriation of Cultures,” read by Wren T. Brown. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

#OTD Poet and activist Sonia Sanchez was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Today we celebrate her life and work on her 88th birthday.

Today on the show: In the COVID wars, teachers and nurses are concerned about staffing levels and their workplaces. Poet Sonia Sanchez and the birth of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s. The case for voting rights protection did not begin, nor did it end, with the Senate vote last week -- so we celebrate Fannie Lou Hamer. All that, and more!

#OTD Poet and activist Sonia Sanchez, a leading figure in the Black Arts Movement, was born in Birmingham, Alabama.

Today we shine a spotlight on poet Sonia Sanchez, the city of Philadelphia's first poet laureate

Today we shine a spotlight on poet Sonia Sanchez, the city of Philadelphia's first poet laureate

Poet Sonia Sanchez discusses how Marvin Gaye's "love song to America" helped a country face its issues. More at whatsgoingonnow.org

Poet Sonia Sanchez discusses how Marvin Gaye's "love song to America" helped a country face its issues. More at whatsgoingonnow.org

Poet Sonia Sanchez discusses how Marvin Gaye's "love song to America" helped a country face its issues. More at whatsgoingonnow.org

Poet Sonia Sanchez discusses how Marvin Gaye's "love song to America" helped a country face its issues. More at whatsgoingonnow.org

Poet Sonia Sanchez discusses how Marvin Gaye's "love song to America" helped a country face its issues. More at whatsgoingonnow.org

Poet Sonia Sanchez discusses how Marvin Gaye's "love song to America" helped a country face its issues. More at whatsgoingonnow.org

Poet Sonia Sanchez discusses how Marvin Gaye's "love song to America" helped a country face its issues. More at whatsgoingonnow.org

Poet Sonia Sanchez discusses how Marvin Gaye's "love song to America" helped a country face its issues. More at whatsgoingonnow.org