A choreo poem piece titled “A Pick For The Hair Of Black Kids Who Don’t Wanna Be Gangtaz” explores the experiences of six poet friends preparing for a slam poetry competition.
Black teens
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Pandemic puts Black youths’ resilience to the test
‘I think the youth are given very little power. They’re told what to do, go to school, what to eat and what to wear.’
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Labor Day highlights struggles of Black workers
Widespread demands for change could rejuvenate organized labor.
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Park police draw guns, handcuff Black teens at Minnehaha Falls
Minneapolis Parks Police Department officers drew guns on and handcuffed the teens in response to a 911 call about a “dangerous and escalating” situation involving knives and guns, said Communications and Marketing Director for the Parks, Dawn Sommers.