HAKI MADHUBUTI, the poet, essayist, literary critic, publisher, and activist, formerly known as Don L. Lee, appeared at WSSU on Thursday, September 4, 2003, at 2:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.-6:50 p.m. The entire university community was invited, and English and Spanish majors and minors were particularly urged to attend. You can read coverage of the event at the News Argus web site.
This informal list of links was created in preparation for the visit:
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Haki Madhubuti (alias Don L. Lee) pages You'll find examples of Dr. Madhubuti's poetry linked to this page. (Both earlier poetry and more recent works are included.)
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Haki Madhubuti This page (from a site called The HistoryMakers) offers information, pictures from various decades, and even an audio clip.
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Haki Madhubuti This page from the support site for the textbook New Bones: Contemporary Black Writers in America provides links and information.
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Haki Madhubuti, aka Don Lee, Spoke at Contra Costa College This report on an appearance on another campus includes some interesting excerpts from the speech itself.
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Appearance at University of Missouri-Columbia This doesn't actually provide much information, but students who participate in poetry slams will be interested to learn that Dr. Madhubuti was scheduled to host one at the campus event reported here.
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Renowned Poet-Publisher Delivers Tough Love To Black America reports on an appearance at "Harlem’s Hue-Man Bookstore, the largest black-owned book merchant in the country."
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Haki Madhubuti This page discusses Dr. Madhubuti's career in relation to the Black Arts Movement.
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Haki R. Madhubuti--Poet, Essayist, Editor, Publisher This page at Howard University offers prose quotations, poems, biographical information, and a wealth of links. Go here if you want information beyond what this page provides!
This page was created by Rebecca
A. Wall (e-mail)and last updated on 08/09/2005.
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