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The Emancipator Presents: Historically Black Phrases Live!
This Juneteenth, join special guest contestants Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola, Harvard Gullah professor Sunn M’Cheaux and influencer Claudiane Philippe at WBUR’s CitySpace.
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The Emancipator Presents: Historically Black Phrases Live!
This Juneteenth, join special guest contestants Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola, Harvard Gullah professor Sunn M’Cheaux and influencer Claudiane Philippe at WBUR’s CitySpace.
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