| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (92 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Playing Time |
013115 |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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In Process Record. |
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Film |
| Event |
Originally produced by California Newsreel in 2015. |
| Summary |
BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez offers unprecedented access to the life, work and mesmerizing performances of renowned poet and activist Sonia Sanchez who describes herself as "a woman with razor blades between my teeth." A leading figure in the Black Arts Movement and inspiration to today's hip hop spoken word artists, Sanchez for over 60 years has helped to redefine American culture and politics as an activist in the Black, women's and peace movements... Maya Angelou called Sanchez "a lion in literature's forest" while spoken word artist Bryonn Bain credits her with paving the way for his generation, "She not only opened the door, she blew off the roof." Sanchez revolutionized poetry by incorporating street language, a unique performance style and collaborations with jazz musicians... Sanchez's contemporaries Ruby Dee, Amiri Baraka, John Bracey, Jr., Haki Madhubuti and Nikki Giovanni joined by such newer voices as Talib Kweli, Ayana Mathis, jessica Care moore, Bryonn Bain and Questlove present impassioned readings of and insightful commentary on her fearless verse, including her raw love poems. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Subject |
Documentary-style films
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Literature
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| Indexed Term |
North American Studies |
| Genre |
North American Studies |
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Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
California Newsreel (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
1191720 Kanopy |
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