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Full-Text Articles in Africana Studies
Amjambo Africa! (December 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (December 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
New American Leaders .............p. 2
Ladder to the Moon Conference p. 3
Appeal from 350 Maine .............p. 3
Asylum Seekers & Work Permits p. 4
Palaver Strings ............................ p. 9
Ikirenga Cy'Intore .................... p. 11
New Deal for New Americans Act .............p. 13
Coffee by Design Supports Arts ..........................p. 18
DACEP & ILAP in Lewiston...... p. 18
Mid Coast New Mainers Group ............................................... p. 19
Housing Scams ......................... p. 19
Amjambo Africa! (November 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (November 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Palaver Strings.........................Page 2
Elections ..................................Page 3
Asylum Seeker Update..........Page 3
Mainers Prepare for Winter Page 13
Namory Keita .......................Page 19
Editor's Introductory Essay: Race, Rights, And Reparations, Regennia N. Williams
Editor's Introductory Essay: Race, Rights, And Reparations, Regennia N. Williams
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Table Of Contents, Regennia N. Williams
Table Of Contents, Regennia N. Williams
The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs
No abstract provided.
Amjambo Africa! (October 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (October 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This issue...
Lewiston ..................................Page 2
Mana Abdi
Lewiston High School
Lewiston Adult Education
African Gala.............................Page 9
Candidates Talk Issues ...Page 10/11
Amjambo Africa! (September 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (September 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue... Maine’s Way of Life................Page 9
ILAP Statement ....................Page 16
Amjambo Africa! (August 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (August 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Welcome Feast........................Page 8
My Life as a Refugee ............Page 11 by Veronica Kaluta
Wedding of Irene Yao & Romeo Adji....................Page 13
Amjambo Africa! (July 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (July 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Racial Inequality.....................Page 7
Welcome Table ......................Page 9
Art in Exodus ..........................Page 9
Alliance Française.................Page 13
Amjambo Africa! (June 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (June 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Furniture Friends....................Page 2
ProsperityME..........................Page 2
Amjambo Africa! (May 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (May 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Cultivating Community .........Page 8
Community Dialogue...........Page 15
Amjambo Africa! (April 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (April 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Editorial: Migration ................Page 3
Senegalese Storytelling .......Page 12
Amjambo Africa! (March 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (March 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Warm Snow.............................Page 6
Portland Brothers...................Page 7
Fikiria.................................Page 8 &9
Lewiston High School ............Page 9
Asylum Seekers ....................Page 11
Clothing Closet List..............Page 12
Amjambo Africa! (February 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (February 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Pihcintu at the UN..................Page 2
Attitude by A. Okafor............Page 5
South Sudanese Community...Page 8
Rwandese Community...........Page 9
Governor Mills ..............Pages 12/13
Mahoro Maine......................Page 15
Amjambo Africa! (January 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (January 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Public Charge Rule Change ..Page 3
Breaking News from DRC ......Page 4
City-Wide Meeting ................Page 6
Multicultural NightSMCC......Page 7
Global Awareness & Repsonsibility Conference.....................Pages 8 & 9
Axels Samuntu, PAE .............Page 11
Heritage Restaurant.............Page 12
Poetry ..............................Page 13/14
Deqa Dhalac..........................Page 14
On Being a Somali-Mainer ..Page 15
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 …