African American Read-In

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, starting at 12:30pm, via Zoom

1. Welcoming Remarks
2. Scheduled Readers
   • Liza Palmer, "The Idea of Ancestry" by Etheridge Knight
     • The Idea of Ancestry by Etheridge Knight | Poetry Foundation
     • Etheridge Knight poem- The Idea of Ancestry - YouTube
   • Lynn Benjamin, "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
     • Still I Rise by Maya Angelou | Poetry Foundation
   • Carmen Ellis, excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
   • Taylor Parson, "Four Women" by Nina Simone
     • Nina Simone – Four Women Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
     • Nina Simone - Four Women (1966) - YouTube
     • Four Women: Lisa Simone, Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright, Angélique Kidjo - YouTube
   • Paul Mills, “Harlem” and “Motto” by Langton Hughes
     • Harlem by Langston Hughes | Poetry Foundation
     • Motto by Langston Hughes | Poetry Foundation
     • "Dream Deferred (Harlem)" Harlem Renaissance poem Langston Hughes, What happens to a dream deferred? - YouTube
   • Kelly Thatcher, “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes
     • Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes | Poetry Foundation
3. Drop-In Readers
   • Tanya Hart, excerpt from Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson
   • Gene Smith, “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks
     • We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks | Poetry Magazine (poetryfoundation.org)