The shift in Kamala Harris’s acceptance speech–from heartwarming bio to Churchillian call to action–reminds me of the shift in Sonny’s jazz playing in Baldwin’s story.
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Harris’s Speech and a Baldwin Story
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Gorman Dares Us to Dream Together
Amanda Gorman’s Democratic National Convention poem celebrated an all-inclusive vision of America.
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Kamala Harris’s Moment to Rise
Angelou’s “Still I Rise” is the right poem to celebrate Kamala Harris
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