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Universalizing the Particular in Unbroken Circles: Sonia Sanchez within the Academy by Dr. Frenzella Elaine DeLancey (excerpt)
"I’ve always known that if you write from a black experience, you’re writing from a universal experience as well . . . I know you don’t have to whitewash yourself to be universal. . . . .All poets, all writers are political. They either maintain the status quo, or they say, 'Something’s wrong, let’s change it for the better.' That’s what my life has really been about." -- Sonia Sanchez.
". . . Sonia Sanchez taught her first college course. . . at a place called San Francisco State College (1967-69). She was part of the initial group to form the first Black Studies Institute in the U.S.A. Along with Amiri Baraka, Ed Bullins and Marvin X, she helped to launch the Black Arts Movement West in San Francisco. From there she went on to the University of Pittsburgh, where she developed a pioneering course on the Black Woman. She . . . also taught at Rutgers University, Manhattan Community college, Amherst College and the University of Pennsylvania. Her longest tenure has been at Temple University . . .” -- James Spady.
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