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Powerful prose, poetry, and jazz riffs chronicle the first 21 years of the life of Haki R. Madhubuti, formerly Don L. Lee: poet, publisher, editor, and activist. He was raised by his mother Maxine, whose life is also recounted -- including gritty details of how she used her body to feed, house, and shelter her children without help from their absentee father. Despite the obstacles in his childhood, music and literature molded the young Don Lee, effectively saving his life.Madhubuti, Haki R. is the author of 'Yellow Black The First Twenty-One Years of a Poet's Life, a Memoir' with ISBN 9780883782613 and ISBN 0883782618.
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