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of False Gods, come and rise. Rise. Elevator up, Juju. Black world vibration beatin' us into each other.

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Rise, come and rise through Af- visions of African love.

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Rise, come in, feet kicked back, naked. And we coming, shine. Fighting through space, sun and slag, culturally expected.

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Come in, Nationalists.

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Come in, Christians.

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Come in, Muslims.

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Come in, Pan-Africanist, ancient black spirits

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Come in, come in and Rise, Buddha. Rise, brothers, rise

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Sisters, rise. People of the summer: come in, come in, come in, come in, come in. We are here quick, gather.

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Gather to save the future for our children.

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{SPEAKER name="Pam Johnson"}
You've heard a personal account of the life and work of Afro-American poet and essayist Haki Madhubuti on the literary corner, Black Writers of the World.

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Our operator has been Bob Cham

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I'm Pam Johnson

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The Literary Corner was made possible by funds from WHA radio, Madison Wisconsin -- a service of the University of Wisconsin, extension.

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