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Whither World?, Ikeogu Oke
Whither World?, Ikeogu Oke
Journal of Hip Hop Studies
Second of ten poems written by the late and great Nigerian poet Ikeogu Oke.
I Beg Of You, Honey, Ikeogu Oke
I Beg Of You, Honey, Ikeogu Oke
Journal of Hip Hop Studies
First of 10 poems written by the late and great Nigerian poet Ikeogu Oke
Dear Mama, Ikeogu Oke
Dear Mama, Ikeogu Oke
Journal of Hip Hop Studies
Third of ten poems written by the late and great Nigerian Poet Ikeogu Oke.
Watching The World, Ikeogu Oke
Watching The World, Ikeogu Oke
Journal of Hip Hop Studies
Fourth of ten poems written by the late and great Nigerian Poet Ikeogu Oke.
Better Days, Ikeogu Oke
Better Days, Ikeogu Oke
Journal of Hip Hop Studies
Fifth of ten poems written by the late and great Nigerian Poet Ikeogu Oke.
Native Son, Ikeogu Oke
Native Son, Ikeogu Oke
Journal of Hip Hop Studies
Ninth of ten poems written by the late and great Nigerian Poet Ikeogu Oke.
Why The Cookie Crumbles, Ikeogu Oke
Why The Cookie Crumbles, Ikeogu Oke
Journal of Hip Hop Studies
Seventh of ten poems written by the late and great Nigerian Poet Ikeogu Oke.
Go Tell It On The Mountain, Ikeogu Oke
Go Tell It On The Mountain, Ikeogu Oke
Journal of Hip Hop Studies
Tenth of ten poems written by the late and great Nigerian Poet Ikeogu Oke.
Good Thing Going, Ikeogu Oke
Good Thing Going, Ikeogu Oke
Journal of Hip Hop Studies
Sixth of ten poems written by the late and great Nigerian Poet Ikeogu Oke.
“Blessed Within My Selves”: The Prophetic Visions Of Our Lorde, Flávia Santos De Araújo
“Blessed Within My Selves”: The Prophetic Visions Of Our Lorde, Flávia Santos De Araújo
Africana Studies: Faculty Publications
This essay discusses the intellectual and poetic work of Audre Lorde and its significance for contemporary global movements for liberation. My discussion considers Lorde’s theorizing of difference and power, as well as her poetic work, as prophetic interventions within the context of the 1960s to the early 1990s. I argue that Lorde’s intellectual and literary work is the result of a black woman’s embodied experiences within the intersections of many struggles—notably, the ones against racism, sexism, and homophobia. This strategic positionality becomes, as I discuss, the centrality of Lorde’s prophetic vision of collective and inclusive liberation: one that permeates past …
The Making And Silencing Of “Axé-Ocracy” In Brazil: Black Women Writers’ Spiritual, Political And Literary Movement In São Paulo, Sarah S. Ohmer
The Making And Silencing Of “Axé-Ocracy” In Brazil: Black Women Writers’ Spiritual, Political And Literary Movement In São Paulo, Sarah S. Ohmer
Publications and Research
In this article, I will focus on two influential writers from the south of Brazil, Cristiane Sobral who currently lives in Brasília, from Rio de Janeiro, and Conceição Evaristo who currently lives in Rio de Janeiro state, from Minas Gerais. I got to know them in São Paulo in 2015 at a public event: the “Afroétnica Flink! Sampa Festival of Black Thought, Literature and Culture.” I will include references to some of their younger contemporaries such as Raquel Almeida, Jenyffer Nascimento, and Elizandra Souza, all of whom reside in São Paulo, in order to illustrate the Black Brazilian women writers’ …
Poem - Untitled, Jasmine Mans
A Matter Of Life And Def: Poetic Knowledge And The Organic Intellectuals In Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, Anthony Blacksher
A Matter Of Life And Def: Poetic Knowledge And The Organic Intellectuals In Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, Anthony Blacksher
CGU Theses & Dissertations
This dissertation unpacks the poetry, performances, and the production of Def Poetry Jam to explore how a performative art embodied and confronted racial discourses, including stereotypes and also, addressed the racism, patriotism, and imperialist discourses that circulated after 9/11. Def Poetry Jam contributes to the intellectual capacity of spoken word and performance poetry, and poets as intellectuals, where poets produce and disseminate knowledge, ideas, and data, in the form of narratives, that contribute to critical consciousness. The effectiveness of the series lay in the consistent blurring of entertainment, knowledge, anti-capitalism, and capitalism. This research demonstrates how Def Poetry Jam provided …