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A Poet’s Journey from the Streets of Oakland to the United Nations

November 3, 2012
Features   Uncategorized
This man with the weatherworn face made me realize that people living in extreme poverty have to make a strong effort to dispel the darkness, especially now that our rights are being systematically stripped away. There’s an urgent need for us to speak up whenever and wherever we can.



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Street Spirit Newspaper
1740 Alcatraz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94703