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A Celebration of Black Poetry, Music, And Art

  • Yale St and Springfield Ave Maplewood, NJ 07040 USA (map)

A Celebration of Black Poetry, Music, And Art

June 13 12:00 - 2:30pm
Yale Corner- 1866 Springfield AVe., Maplewood

Featuring

  • Poetry Reading with the Maplewood Block Lives Matter Poetry Project

  • Music by Greg Bufford Trio and others

  • Art Kits by Express Yourself Studio

  • Craft Vending by Black-Owned Businesses

Sponsored by Springfield Ave. Partnership, Maplewood Arts Council, Le Petite Academy, HLS Juice Bar & Grill and Maplewood Division of Arts & Culture

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Sunday, June 13th:  The Maplewood Black Lives Matter Poetry Project, 12:30 pm at Yale Corner and Springfield, part of the Black Merchants Festival in honor of Juneteenth Week!  Join local poets Ras Heru Stewart, Eric Shorter, and LeShannon Wright in a reading of their own poems and other great poems by Black writers. The festival also includes music, art, and craft vendors.

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