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Chicago Poet Leslé Honoré Talks ‘Brown Girl, Brown Girl’
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How a Chicago poet is celebrating Kamala Harris' historic win.
Following the election of Kamala Harris as vice president in November, Chicago poet Leslé Honoré updated a poem she wrote in 2017 to celebrate the historic nature of Harris’ win.
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Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
Chicago Poet Leslé Honoré Talks ‘Brown Girl, Brown Girl’
Clip: 1/17/2021 | 5m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
Following the election of Kamala Harris as vice president in November, Chicago poet Leslé Honoré updated a poem she wrote in 2017 to celebrate the historic nature of Harris’ win.
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‘Brown Girl, Brown Girl’ Poem Reading
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Clip: 1/17/2021 | 1m 25s | Chicago Children’s Choir members recite a poem by Leslé Honoré. (1m 25s)
In Springfield, Sweeping Changes on Criminal Justice
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Clip: 1/17/2021 | 6m 12s | The Illinois legislative Black Caucus passed criminal justice reform legislation this week (6m 12s)
Revisiting Martin Luther King Jr.’s Fight for Fair Housing
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Clip: 1/17/2021 | 10m 26s | In 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. and his family moved into a West Side tenement. (10m 26s)
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