Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first began rapping, Shakur spent a few of his formative years in Baltimore, and ...
Sometimes reading poetry can feel exhilarating, like you are finally seeing and being seen. Other times it’s a slog that ...
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