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\”Dream Deferred (Harlem)\” Langston Hughes poem GREAT EXAMPLE of Harlem Renaissance literature

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Attorneys for the family of Tamir Rice released reports Saturday from two use-of-force experts who determined the shooting of the 12-year-old boy by a Cleveland police officer was “objectively unreasonable.” — This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. New Outside Reports Call Tamir Rice Shooting ‘Objectively Unreasonable’
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\”Dream Deferred (Harlem)\” Langston Hughes poem GREAT EXAMPLE of Harlem Renaissance literature

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Dream Deferred (Harlem)
By Langston Hughes
What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore–
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over–
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
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Black Politics in New Deal Atlanta

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Denmark Vesey Monument Dedication – Unveiling Moment

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What’s on Your Mind – Kaye Dee & Motor Mouth

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BB King has died. He wasn’t my all-time favorite Bluesman, but he was an exquisite musician and he influencedeveryone.
The moment we heard that Riley B. King — known universally both as “BB” and as the King of the Blues — had breathed his last, we invited ourselves to a very private memorial service. Our own. The King is dead, long live the Blues he was so crucial to shaping over his veryRead more…

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