Poet & Activist Sonia Sanchez at Peace Ball

Leeway News
January 20, 2013

Poet & Activist Sonia Sanchez at Peace Ball

January 20, 2013

The poet and activist Sonia Sanchez (LTA '05) reads from her poem, "Morning Song and Evening Walk for Martin Luther King." Sanchez, a leading figure in the Black Arts movement, performed at the Peace Ball in Washington, D.C., honoring voices of hope and resistance. 

Video courtsey of Democracy Now! 

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