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Poetry Slam
A reach out
to young
black writers
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tion that works to create positive
change in the lives of underserved
youth through a unique and pow-
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munity building, and long-term
group mentoring recently selected
international renowned black poet
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ically acknowledged volumes of
poetry, as a resident teacher.
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partnership with Caldera, a mento-
ring group that provides a summer
arts camp and other services to
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a week-long, in-school poetry res-
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Academy, a public charter school
serving Portland’s African-Amer-
ican community.
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create original works of spoken
word and slam poetry based on their
own personal and cultural history.
The young writers were ec-
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on Thursday and celebrated her
joining their community by read-
ing some of the poetry they creat-
ed through her class at Wieden +
Kennedy, the national advertising
powerhouse located in northwest
Portland.
Almost all of them black, the
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and backgrounds they came from
and how they represent not just
themselves but their cultural his-
tories when they move, write, or
speak.
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workshop and the group’s other
outreach efforts by inviting the
students to apply for their sum-
mer arts camp and to join in the
group’s other mentorship pro-
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calderaarts.org.
March Madness in Portland
March Madness is about to
descend on Portland as eight of
the nation’s best college basket-
ball teams compete at the Moda
Center for a chance to advance
past the opening rounds of the
NCAA College Basketball tour-
nament.
The championship series tips
off Thursday as the 5th ranked
Arizona Wildcats take on Tex-
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Thursday’s second session, fol-
lowed by Georgetown vs. Eastern
Washington.
Winners from the incredible
day of college hoops will advance
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Center and the chance to advance
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