From "Progress Report" by Sonia Sanchez, which concludes _The 1619 Project_ book (large print edition). Curriculum development reflection: _The 1619 Project_ offers an amazing tryptich of the past century: #BLM at the center, with #HarlemRenaissance on one side and #BlackArtsMovement on the other. Langston Hughes and Sonia Sanchez book-ending Nikole Hannah-Jones et al.

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A New Flame for Black Fire
Ishmael Reed
What will be the legacy of the Black Arts Movement?

"During the usual Umbra meetings, writers read their work and the rest of us commented. Sometimes the comments were harsh, based on both political differences and aesthetic ones. Joe Johnson—who would later become my partner in the publishing company."

https://www.nybooks.com/online/2023/01/14/new-flame-for-black-fire/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2023-01-14_Reed-BlackArts-1&fbclid=IwAR3_yxnGCj5HMYUVrFaWba5R4vTarsdOZG9ctEBufjB6j1PTySl_AOUHtFk

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