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The Lounge, Tanzania

The Lounge- Tanzania

The Lounge (previously known as Lyricist Lounge Tanzania) was founded in March of 2014 by Shamsa Suleiman and Jennifer Eric as a response to the lack of places where local talent could be found in a communal and comfortable setting. The Lounge’s mission is to provide a positive, cultural safe space for artists to express […]

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Society of UMBRA

The Umbra Poets Workshop ran from 1962-1965.  They met for three years at Manhattan’s Lower East Side in New York City. As the first post-civil rights Black literary group (that we have record of), they sought to establish a voice distinct from the prevailing institutions of the 60s. They conducted readings, discussed writing, and engaged in

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