Word Is Bond

From the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Arts Movement to rap, each era's poets and spoken word culture in inner cities today connect.

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Nefretiti Makenta

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The Film

This timely, thought-provoking documentary weaves poetry, music, dance, and interviews in an engaging and critical look at a generation of young African American poets while they struggle to define themselves, their mission, and their place within the renaissance continuum of African American culture.

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