We Rise Higher. Poem written & read by Detroit Poet Laureate @jessicacaremoor during the investiture ceremony at the sold out @detroitopera A grand day in the @cityofdetroit ushering in the first woman mayor in our city’s history, Mayor @marysheffield #poetry #detroit #werisehigher #honored | Jessica Care Moore

"Who can push out fresh air in this country anymore?" Listen to "I Can't Breathe," poet jessica Care moore's powerful poem, written after the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner... | Brut

World-renowned poet and artist jessica Care moore hosted performances from some of Detroit's powerful voices to pay homage to Naomi Long Madgett, "the godmother of African-American poetry." Enjoy the powerful performances by: ▪️ Booker Snow ▪️ Peace Bell ▪️ LaShaun Phoenix Moore ▪️ Joel Fluent Greene ▪️ Mike Ellison ▪️ jessica Care moore Learn more about Detroit's Black History! Tune in each weeknight at 7pm during #BlackHistoryMonth for special programs and performances, curated by Detroit Arts

A poem for this moment. by @jessicacaremoor On a stage holding this dictators hand & smiling when nothing is funny about whatever you sacrificed, gave up, swallowed your dignity evaporating with every forced smile what a waste of good weave & acrylic nails what a disgrace to women emcees. every where what a wild distorted fraud of a scene, millions of mics at half mast mourning the lost of the heart, the beat, the core that makes black art the voice of the people. for the people. not a black bar

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