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In 1967, the students at San Francisco State invited the poet Amiri Baraka to the campus for a semester.
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"In 1967, the students at San Francisco State invited the poet Amiri Baraka to the campus for a semester. He attracted other influential black writers such as Sonia Sanchez, Ed Bullins, Eldridge Cleaver. What emerged was something we called the community communications program. That's how I got involved; I got involved in a little play"

- Danny Glover

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This quote by Danny Glover talks to the power of area and collaboration. In 1967, the trainees at San Francisco State welcomed the poet Amiri Baraka to the school for a term. This invitation drew in other significant black authors such as Sonia Sanchez, Ed Bullins, as well as Eldridge Cleaver. With each other, they developed something called the community interactions program. This program was a system for cooperation and also imagination, and it was with this program that Danny Glover obtained involved in a little play. This quote talks with the power of neighborhood as well as cooperation, and exactly how it can create something bigger than any kind of one individual. It likewise speaks to the importance of developing spaces for marginalized voices to be listened to and also to be seen.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Danny Glover somewhere between July 22, 1947 and today. He was a famous Actor from USA. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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