Velvet Bebop Kente Cloth Sonia Sanchez

Sonia Sanchez

are the Co-Founders of the CEJJES Institute in Pomona

Gordon uses logical analysis to exploit the potential of the dominant system's theories (""the master's tools"") to subvert that system's efforts at intellectual marginalization and oppression of low-income people of color

Marcia Sutherland

Velvet Bebop Kente Cloth Sonia SanchezThis collection is the third in a trilogy of poetic works created by Sterling Plumpp to allow audiences to explore the language of music articulated through the nuances of jazz, blues, and bebop. The poetry in Velvet Be Bop Kente Cloth utilizes distinct rhythms and a non conventional use of line and line breaks. It also draws upon the musical innovations established by Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillispie, and others.