Philadelphia's spoken-word community is mourning one of its fiercest voices. Lamar Manson, the Philadelphia-born poet known ...
Lamar Manson, better known by his stage name Black Ice, is widely recognized as the first poet signed to Def Jam Records and as a star of the Def Poetry Jam TV and Broadway shows. He was 54.
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Black Ice, Def Poetry Jam breakout star, has died
He bridged hip-hop and poetry, became Def Jam's first signed poet, and mentored a new generation. Inside Black Ice's legacy ...
Black Ice, the legendary Philadelphia poet whose unforgettable performances on Def Poetry Jam helped elevate spoken word into the mainstream, has died, leaving behind a powerful artistic legacy.
Danny Simmons, founder of Rush Arts Philadelphia, an arts community that provided space and motivation for local artists to be discovered and show their work, has died at 72. The cause of death was ...
(NEWARK, NJ) -- The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (Dodge Foundation) and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) announced that Dodge Poetry, North America's largest poetry festival, will return ...
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I met Mayda del Valle in 2017, when I was a Youth Poet Laureate and educator for Young Chicago Authors. Jamila Woods, our cohort manager at the time, brought her in to lead our cohort sessions. The ...
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Poet and interdisciplinary artist Mayda del Valle has performed to standing-room only crowds, on the Def Poetry Jam stage, and even at the Obama White House. Now, she’s been chosen to be Chicago’s new ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/MEGA Reality TV icon Kimora Lee Simmons is finally coming back to the small screen. The media ...
Def Poetry Reunion brings together a lineup of accomplished poets who were part of the original Def Poetry Jam, Russell Simmons' groundbreaking spoken word HBO series. The event is part of the Dodge ...
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