On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated. Malcolm X's assassination becomes the trigger that ignites the Black Arts Movement. Please take a moment to get to know the life and work of the following figures.
Jazz, Poetry, Rap: Cause and Effect of the Black Arts Movement tells a broader story.
After educating myself on the individuals, I became fascinated by Sona Sanchez. She stuck out the most to me because of her style of writing. I found it interesting how she is rarely talked about in my generation, although one of her poems is featured in Love Jones a famous movie within the black culture.
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