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African American Poetry Night
For my cultural event I choose to go to the African-American Poetry Night hosted by MCCC writing center. I found the event insightful as it highlighted well know African-American poets such as Mayo Angelou and Langston Hughes, and some poets that are not as well known, such as Marvin X. The event was open to the public, and the attendees was welcome to bring a poem or a story to share.
The night started out with the president of the college, Dr. Kojo Quartey reciting a poem written by Marvin X, Black History Is World History. I was very intrigued by this poem as it asserted that all men are equal, regardless of color, and the below verse directly relates to what we covered in-class about the Greeks:
"Oh, Greece! Why did you kill Socrates?
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