In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with poet, writer, professor, and leading figure in the Black Arts Movement:
SONIA SANCHEZ
Here's what we got into:
• How Sonia's sons Mungu and Morani convinced her to give hip hop a chance.
• The power of Eric B. & Rakim's song 'Casualties Of War'.
• Her deep involvement in the creation of the Black Arts Movement in the 60s.
• How the death of Malcolm X played a role in how the movement got started.
• Witnessing Abbey Lincoln recite 'Who Will Revere the Black Woman?'.
• Her experience growing up in Birmingham, Alabama.
• How the untimely death of her mother led Sonia to develop a stutter.
• Sonia's 1971 album 'A Sun Lady For All Seasons Reads Her Poetry'.
• The significance of spoken word and it being the precursor to hip hop.
• How the Schomburg Center in Harlem changed her life in a profound way.
• The story of the F.B.I. showing up at her door and labeling her a militant.
• Going to Mexico City and climbing the pyramids after the death of Malcolm X.
• Why the role of the black poet in 2022 hasn't changed since the 60s.
• Teaching a young man about the importance of respecting black women.
• Reciting her '10 Haikus for Max Roach' and a piece she write while in China.
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26 сен 2024