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American Black Journal

Funk music and its connection to Detroit, Michigan Poet Laureate Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd

Season 53 Episode 13

“American Black Journal” host Stephen Henderson talks with Satori Shakoor, who was a member of the Brides of Funkenstein, about the documentary “WE WANT THE FUNK!” and Detroit’s connection to funk music. Plus, Henderson sits down with Michigan Poet Laureate Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd to discuss her new position, what it entails and what influences her poetry. She also reads her poem “Stage Black.”

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