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  1. @ProfTriciaRose enjoyed being in your *class* again after all these years. A summary: "Rose gives talk in St. Louis" bit.ly/M6S49e about 2 hours ago via web
  2. Getting literary poets to value spoken word & getting rappers to value formal poetry would also require teaching tolerance. cc: @DrTTGreen about 21 hours ago via web in reply to DrTTGreen
  3. Yes. Detractors say black studies stays on racism, but actually, the field's often on cultural issues like music. cc: @DrTonyBolden about 24 hours ago via web in reply to DrTonyBolden
  4. Many religious leaders outperform pop icons, celebrities on twitter: nyti.ms/Kz5tXD 7:35 AM Jun 2nd via web
  5. The "writing poetry improves literacy skills" piece has me also consider how writing, performing poetry dissuade interest in formal poetry. 7:12 AM Jun 2nd via web
  6. Writing poetry improves reluctant readers' literacy skills - tinyurl.com/77x3r2w -- includes audio -- via @Don_Share 6:59 AM Jun 2nd via web
  7. Tricia Rose and the Rise of Hip Hop Scholarship -- bit.ly/KzVwcI #hiphop #intellectualhistory 6:39 AM Jun 2nd via web
  8. @DrTonyBolden The "reading lists" provided by @public_archive are one model of what more of us could/should do, yes? bit.ly/JyGIwA 3:43 PM Jun 1st via web
  9. Enjoyed viewing a lively chat between @aoscott & @carr2n today o the NY Times site about critics & cultural criticism: nyti.ms/JS1Q1n 3:06 PM Jun 1st via web
  10. Blogging about poetry in May 2012 -- bit.ly/L3j0GK #blogging #poetry #May 7:58 AM Jun 1st via web
  11. A disconnect between struggling black men and contemporary poetry -- bit.ly/Llcjxy #blackmen #poetry 6:13 AM Jun 1st via web
  12. Notes on Tricia Rose at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis -- bit.ly/M6S49e #goodideas 6:05 AM Jun 1st via web
  13. Link to "You Can't Handle the Truth" comic strip by Reginald Hudlin -- bit.ly/L1emot cc: @reghud 6:56 PM May 31st via web
  14. @alondra Tricia Rose spoke in St. Louis last night. #wonderful. I was telling her about the vital influence she & you had on me. #bigups 11:51 AM May 31st via web
  15. @N2llect1908 I somehow forgot how good she is. Years ago, I took a class with her, so it was my bad to forget how brilliant she is live. 9:26 PM May 30th via web in reply to N2llect1908
  16. @unyoung_ don't look now man, but Wally Szczerbiak's tweet has quickly turned him into a trending topic. #withthequickness 9:22 PM May 30th via web
  17. @N2llect1908 yoo, I caught Tricia Rose's talk at the History Museum this evening. Back in the day, she was next level. She *still* is. 9:12 PM May 30th via web
  18. @DrTonyBolden Ha. yeah. The level of credentialing continues to increase & increase. Not sure where it's all headed. 7:44 PM May 29th via web in reply to DrTonyBolden
  19. "because Hopson is white, his race became the central issue in his hiring by Alcorn State." -- ow.ly/beg22 via @JoeLostRespect 2:57 PM May 29th via web