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January 24, 2019/in News /by words

37th annual African World Festival returns to Detroit for free 3-day celebration

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Jessica Lanay Winner of the 2019 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award Broadside Lotus Press Ms. Jessica Lanay is the winner of the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award for 2019. A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, Ms. Lanay submitted a brilliant manuscript enti...

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