AfricaNow! April 19, 2023 Zone of Peace and The Poetry of Haki Madhubuti

Topics and Guests: On April 4—on the anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr—Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) launched a collective campaign for a Zone of Peace in Our Americas with organizations throughout the region in Washington, D.C.; Havana, Cuba; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti.  Today AfricaNow! features a portion of the press conference launching the Zone of Peace campaign, which took place in Washington, DC at the Institute for Policy Studies.  The panelists were: Ajamu Baraka, Jemima Pierre, Nina Macapinlac and Margaret Kimberley.  The moderator was Julie Varughese.  Full press conference and information about the Zone of Peace available at the Black Alliance for Peace website: https://blackallianceforpeace.com/. 

AfricaNow! commemorates National Poetry Month by going to our archives and rebroadcasting a conversation with renowned poet, activist, publisher, editor and educator Professor Haki R. Madhubuti.  A leading poet and one of the architects of the Black Arts Movement, Haki R. Madhubuti has been a pivotal figure in the development of a strong Black literary tradition.  He has published more than 31 books (some under his former name, Don L. Lee) and is one of the world’s best-selling authors of poetry and non-fiction.  He is the founder and publisher of Third World Press.  Dr. Madhubuti has taught in several institutions and has received numerous awards such as the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships, the American Book Award and others. https://thirdworldpressfoundation.org 

MUSIC ON THE SHOW: intro--“THE AWAKENING” BY AHMAD JAMAL remembering Ahmad Jamal who joined the ancestors on April 16 (July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) and commemorating Jazz Appreciation Month; break--“CHAMELEON” BY HERBIE HANCOCK commemorating his birthday which is April 12; sign-off--“SO WHAT” BY MILES DAVIS commemorating Jazz Appreciation Month; closing--“GOD BLESS THE CHILD” BY BILLIE HOLIDAY commemorating her birthday April 7 (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) and Jazz Appreciation Month. 

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AfricaNow! Apr. 19, 2023 Zone of Peace and The Poetry of Haki Madhubuti

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AfricaNow! Apr. 19, 2023 Zone of Peace and The Poetry of Haki Madhubuti

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