Quotes Tagged "postered-poetics-by-aberjhani"

It can be difficult to speak truth to power. Circumstances, however, have made doing so increasingly necessary.
— Aberjhani Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories
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The leaders and followers of the Harlem Renaissance were every bit as intent on using Black culture to help make the United States a more functional democracy as they were on employing Black culture to 'vindicate' Black people.
— Aberjhani Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance
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