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360° A Revolution of Black Poets edited by Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander
360° A Revolution of Black Poets edited by Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander Poetry & Spoken Word
360° A Revolution of Black Poets
360° A Revolution of Black Poets Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander 9780739415856 Poetry BlackWords BlackWords At poetry slams, in coffee houses and cafes, on spoken word CDs, and even featured in H...
Kalamu ya Salaam
Kalamu ya Salaam 0000000067470753 Kalamu ya Salaam is the founder of NOMMO Literary Society and Runagate Press, leader of the WordBand, and a celebrated poet and educator. Born on March 24, 1947, he ...
Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander
Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander MULTIPLE Kalamu ya Salaam and Kwame Alexander are renowned authors known for their impactful and compelling literary works. Kalamu ya Salaam, Kwame Alexander
Tom Dent and Edited by Kalamu ya Salaam
Tom Dent and Edited by Kalamu ya Salaam MULTIPLE Tom Dent and Kalamu ya Salaam are influential authors known for their significant contributions to literature and culture, particularly within the Afr...
A Report From The Field
A Report From The Field Troy Johnson Article 360� A Revolution of Black Poets -- A Report From The Field "360� was a two day gathering of poets in Baltimore, Maryland on September 11 & 12, ...
Kysha N. Brown and Kalamu ya Salaam
Kysha N. Brown and Kalamu ya Salaam MULTIPLE Kysha N. Brown and Kalamu ya Salaam are influential authors. Brown excels in creating engaging narratives, while Salaam is renowned for his deep, thought-...
Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander 0000000042691031 “He truly is a renaissance man.”—Nikki Giovanni Kwame Alexander is a bestselling author, poet, and educator, known for his award-winning book “The Cr...
The Black Arts Movement (BAM)
The Black Arts Movement (BAM) Kalamu ya Salaam Article “…aesthetic and spiritual sister of the Black Power concept.”―Larry Neal The Black Arts Movement spans the period fr...
Kwame Alexander Books
Kwame Alexander Books Sourcebooks Sourcebooks https://www.sourcebooks.com/kwame-alexander-books A new (spring 2027 launch) imprint from Kwame Alexander and Sourcebooks dedicated to championing bold au...
Precise Tenderness One Hundred Haiku
Precise Tenderness One Hundred Haiku Kalamu ya Salaam 9780883784266 Poetry Third World Press Third World Press With Precise Tenderness, Kalamu ya Salaam, our long-cherished cosmic deputy, has gifted u...
Why Fertile Ground is an Important Work
Why Fertile Ground is an Important Work Kalamu ya Salaam Article These Are The Lyrics, Our People Are The Music WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE SPIRIT OF BLACKNESS, the spirit of doing for self...
Cosmic Deputy: Poetry & Context
Cosmic Deputy: Poetry & Context Kalamu ya Salaam 9781608011896 Poetry Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Cosmic Deputy is a literary memoir from esteemed activist, educator, producer, and poet Ka...
I Am New Orleans
I Am New Orleans Robert Fleming Book Review American poet, author, filmmaker, and teacher Kalamu ya Salaam, a leading citizen of New Orleans’s 9th Ward, has always been a booster for the Cresce...
Sourcebooks
Sourcebooks Sourcebooks Kwame Alexander Books Sourcebooks Sourcebooks Casablanca Sourcebooks Explore Sourcebooks Fire Sourcebooks Hysteria Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Sourcebooks Landmark Sourcebooks Medi...
Introducing An American Story
Introducing An American Story Kwame Alexander Article An American Story Written by Kwame Alexander, Art by Dare Coulter Kwame Alexander, the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning ...
Kwame Alexander’s Page-to-Stage Writing Workshop: Awakening the Writer, Publisher, and Presenter in Every Student
Kwame Alexander’s Page-to-Stage Writing Workshop: Awakening the Writer, Publisher, and Presenter in Every Student Kwame Alexander 9781338026818 Nonfiction Teaching Resources Teaching Resources 2015 Ne...
This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets
This Is the Honey: An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets Kwame Alexander 9780316417525 Poetry Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group A breathtaking poetry collection on hope, heart, and heri...
Simone A. James Alexander
Simone A. James Alexander 0000000109111143 Simone A. James Alexander is a distinguished professor, author, and researcher. Born in Guyana, she studied in Guyana, Russia, and the US, earning degrees i...
Toward a Living Archive of African Poetry: Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani on the New-Generation African Poets Chapbook Series
Toward a Living Archive of African Poetry: Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani on the New-Generation African Poets Chapbook Series Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani 9781636142555 Nonfiction Akashic Books Akashic Bo...
Kwame Alexander and Nina Foxx
Kwame Alexander and Nina Foxx MULTIPLE Kwame Alexander and Nina Foxx are renowned authors. Alexander's work spans poetry, fiction, and children's literature, while Foxx is known for her adult novels ...
Kwame Alexander and Michael Datcher
Kwame Alexander and Michael Datcher MULTIPLE Kwame Alexander and Michael Datcher are acclaimed authors known for their impactful works. Alexander's storytelling blends poetry and prose, while Datcher...
James Patterson and Kwame Alexander
James Patterson and Kwame Alexander MULTIPLE James Patterson and Kwame Alexander are renowned authors known for their captivating novels. Patterson's thrillers and Alexander's children literature hav...
Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft
Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft MULTIPLE Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft are renowned authors. Alexander's work spans poetry, fiction, and children's literature, while Craft is known for his humorous...
Fertile Ground: Memories & Visions
Fertile Ground: Memories & Visions Kysha N. Brown and Kalamu ya Salaam 9780965385404 Fiction Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Read Why Fertile Ground is Such an Important Work Fertile Ground...
Be about Beauty
Be about Beauty Kalamu ya Salaam 9781608011667 Nonfiction University of New Orleans Press University of New Orleans Press Activist, educator, filmmaker, writer, and poet Kalamu ya Salaam (born Vallery...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 2
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 2 Kalamu ya Salaam Article Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 2 of 3 “E...
Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess
Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess MULTIPLE Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess are renowned authors known for their compelling storytelling and impactful narratives. They have made significant contri...
The Write Thing: Kwame Alexander Engages Students in Writing Workshop
The Write Thing: Kwame Alexander Engages Students in Writing Workshop Kwame Alexander 9781493888429 Nonfiction Shell Educational Publishing Shell Educational Publishing Imagine having a Newbery Medal-...
Ancient, Ancient: Short Fiction
Ancient, Ancient: Short Fiction Kiini Ibura Salaam 9781933500966 Nonfiction Aqueduct Press Aqueduct Press Winner of the 2012 James Tiptree Jr. Award, Ancient, Ancient collects the short fiction by Kii...
Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam MULTIPLE Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam are celebrated authors known for their impactful works. Zoboi's books highlight diverse cultures, while Salaam's writings focus on socia...
The Sight of the 360 Event
The Sight of the 360 Event Troy Johnson Article I never did identify all the folks in the photos below (Troy's note: 1/24/2026) , Toni Asante Lightfoot, Kalamu ya Salaam, , , wad...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 3
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 3 Kalamu ya Salaam Article Report from the Field National Black Writers Conference 2000 Part 3 of 3 “E...
Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Alice Dunbar-Nelson 0000000081179540 Check out Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935) was an acclaimed American journalist, political act...
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 1
The 5th National Black Writers Conference Report from the Field 1 Kalamu ya Salaam Article “Elizabeth Nunez, the conference director and the director of the Black Writers Ins...
New Orleans Griot The Tom Dent Reader
New Orleans Griot The Tom Dent Reader Kalamu ya Salaam 9781608011490 Fiction University of New Orleans Press University of New Orleans Press A mid-twentieth century African American writer and cultura...
Freedom Knows My Name
Freedom Knows My Name Kelly Harris-DeBerry 9781883275297 Poetry Xavier Review Press Xavier Review Press Introduction by Kalamu ya Salaam “Freedom Knows My Name is electric. Kelly mixes brilliant ...
Say Yes: Give Yourself Permission to Go After Your Dreams
Say Yes: Give Yourself Permission to Go After Your Dreams Kwame Alexander 9798256508852 Nonfiction Kwame Alexander Books Sourcebooks In this inspiring manifesto, Newbery Medal-winning and #1 New York ...
I Am New Orleans: 36 Poets Revisit Marcus Christian’s Definitive Poem Edited by Kalamu ya Salaam
I Am New Orleans: 36 Poets Revisit Marcus Christian’s Definitive Poem Edited by Kalamu ya Salaam Poetry & Spoken Word
Claudia Alexander
Claudia Alexander NONE Claudia Alexander, Ph.D., was a respected NASA scientist, studying planets and flying spacecraft. She contributed to missions to Jupiter, Saturn, and comets. An author, she wro...
Kysha N. Brown
Kysha N. Brown Kam Williams Interview KYSHA N. BROWN (Photo Credit: J.R. Thomason) KYSHA N. BROWN is a publisher, poet and performer. She is co-founder and president of Ru...
Yusef A. Salaam
Yusef A. Salaam NONE Yusef A. Salaam, a Harlem-born writer, contributes regularly to the New York Beacon and is a member of the National Writers Union. Known for his appearances on the Oprah Winfrey ...
Shannon Holmes, Wahida Clark, Victor L. Martin, Sa'id Salaam, Reds Johnson, Hood Chronicles, Joe Awsum, and Vance Phillips
Shannon Holmes, Wahida Clark, Victor L. Martin, Sa'id Salaam, Reds Johnson, Hood Chronicles, Joe Awsum, and Vance Phillips MULTIPLE "Shannon Holmes, Wahida Clark, Victor L. Martin, Sa'id Salaam, Reds...
Ready for Revolution: The Life and Struggles of Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture)
Ready for Revolution: The Life and Struggles of Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) Kwame Ture with Ekwueme Michael Thelwell 9780684850047 Nonfiction Scribner Book Company Simon & Schuster, Inc. The aston...
Kwame Alexander’s Free Write: A Poetry Notebook
Kwame Alexander’s Free Write: A Poetry Notebook Kwame Alexander 9781728222189 Fiction Sourcebooks Wonderland Sourcebooks From the Newbery-Medal winning author of The Crossover and The Undefeated comes...
Kwame Alexander with Cassidy Dyce
Kwame Alexander with Cassidy Dyce MULTIPLE Kwame Alexander and Cassidy Dyce
Walkin’ Blues
Walkin’ Blues Kalamu ya Salaam 9798989919710 Fiction MBW Modern Book Works Walkin’ Blues is a meditation and speculation on the life and legend of bluesman Robert Johnson. It is a hero’s journey, larg...
Power And Possibility: Essays, Reviews, And Interviews (Poets On Poetry)
Power And Possibility: Essays, Reviews, And Interviews (Poets On Poetry) Elizabeth Alexander 9780472069378 Poetry University of Michigan Press University of Michigan Press A volume in the Poets on Poe...
Say Yes: Find Your Passion, Unlock Your Potential, and Transform Your Life
Say Yes: Find Your Passion, Unlock Your Potential, and Transform Your Life Kwame Alexander 9781524899820 Nonfiction Andrews McMeel Publishing Andrews McMeel Publishing Kwame Alexander’s Say Yes is a m...
Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
Why Fathers Cry at Night: A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances Kwame Alexander 9780316417228 Nonfiction Little, Brown and Company Hachette Book Group BOOK RELEASE MAY 23, TOUR BE...
New-Generation African Poets (NNE): A Chapbook Box Set
New-Generation African Poets (NNE): A Chapbook Box Set Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani 9781617755408 Poetry Akashic Books Akashic Books “Dawes and Abani have taken on the vital project of publishing short...
From A Bend in the River: 100 New Orleans Poets
From A Bend in the River: 100 New Orleans Poets Kalamu ya Salaam 9780965385411 Poetry Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Includes Poetry from 100 New Orleans Poets. An impressive overview of cul...
Family Pictures: Poems And Photographs Celebrating Family
Family Pictures: Poems And Photographs Celebrating Family Kwame Alexander 9781888018424 Poetry Candlewick Press Candlewick Press Family Pictures, edited by Kwame Alexander, is a celebration of the par...
Runagate Multimedia
Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia kalamu or Kysha Brown 504-581-2963 Send email to: Runagate@aol.com Many thousands rise and go ma...
Runagate Multimedia
Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia Runagate Multimedia kalamu or Kysha Brown 504-581-2963 Send email to: Runagate@aol.com Many thousands rise and go ma...
The Story of Alexander Hamilton: A Biography Book for New Readers
The Story of Alexander Hamilton: A Biography Book for New Readers Christine Platt 9781646114252 Nonfiction Rockridge Press Callisto Publishing Help kids ages 6 to 9 discover the life of Alexander Hami...
Talk Yuh Talk: Interviews With Anglophone Caribbean Poets
Talk Yuh Talk: Interviews With Anglophone Caribbean Poets Kwame Dawes 9780813919461 Nonfiction University of Virginia Press University of Virginia Press Before the Caribbean-inflected spoken-word poet...
The Last Poets
The Last Poets 0000000109403584 The Last Poets, formed in 1969, are influential street poets who gained fame with their debut LP in 1970, reaching the U.S. Top 10 album charts. Members include Abiodu...
What Is Life?: Reclaiming the Black Blues Self
What Is Life?: Reclaiming the Black Blues Self Kalamu ya Salaam 9780883780831 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press An eclectic group of poems and essays using the theme of Black culture as t...
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets Kwame Alexander 9780763680947 Poetry Candlewick Press Candlewick Press A Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Honoree offer a glorious, lyrical ode to poets who have...
New-Generation African Poets (TANO): A Chapbook Box Set
New-Generation African Poets (TANO): A Chapbook Box Set Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani 9781617756238 Poetry Haymarket Books Haymarket Books Critical Praise for the Previous Chapbook Box Sets:“An ambitiou...
I Am New Orleans: 36 Poets Revisit Marcus Christian’s Definitive Poem
I Am New Orleans: 36 Poets Revisit Marcus Christian’s Definitive Poem Kalamu ya Salaam 9781608011902 Poetry University of New Orleans Press University of New Orleans Press NOLA IsA myth. A reality.A p...
New-Generation African Poets (TATU): A Chapbook Box Set
New-Generation African Poets (TATU): A Chapbook Box Set Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani 9781617754517 Poetry Akashic Books Akashic Books The box set is an annual project started in 2014 to ensure the cont...
The Last Poets: Still On a Mission
The Last Poets: Still On a Mission DuEwa M. Frazier Article Before hip hop pioneers like the Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel or Run DMC, there was The Last Poets. Called the "...
Dancing Naked on the Floor
Dancing Naked on the Floor Kwame Alexander 9780975440230 Poetry Writers Lair Writers Lair Poet phenom Kwame Alexander grabs his pen again to carve words into the emotional heart of the human spirit. ...
Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice
Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice Yusef Salaam 9781538705001 Nonfiction Grand Central Publishing Hachette Book Group This inspirational memoir serves as a call to ...
The Magic Of Juju: An Appreciation Of The Black Arts Movement
The Magic Of Juju: An Appreciation Of The Black Arts Movement Kalamu ya Salaam 9780883781968 Nonfiction Third World Press Third World Press A contextual historical examination of the civil rights move...
Yusef Salaam
Yusef Salaam NONE Dr. Yusef Abdus Salaam, part of the Exonerated Five, was wrongly convicted in the Central Park jogger case at 15. After years in prison, his sentence was overturned in 2002. His sto...
Kwame Mbalia
Kwame Mbalia 0000000501737490 Kwame Mbalia, previously a part-time pharmaceutical calibration tech, is now a full-time writer and father. Kwame Mbalia is a husband, father, writer, a New York Times b...
Kwame Nkrumah’s Midnight Speech for Independence
Kwame Nkrumah’s Midnight Speech for Independence Useni Eugene Perkins 9780940975866 Nonfiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. On a humid March night in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah made history. While thous...
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah 0000000110549118 Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first prime minister and president, led the country to independence from Britain in 1957 and ruled until a 1966 coup. His time in the U.S. greatl...
New-Generation African Poets (SABA): A Chapbook Box Set
New-Generation African Poets (SABA): A Chapbook Box Set Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani 9781617758164 Poetry Akashic Books Akashic Books Praise for the chapbook series: "Dawes and Abani have taken on the ...
Seeing Black: Black Photography in New Orleans 1840 and Beyond
Seeing Black: Black Photography in New Orleans 1840 and Beyond Kalamu ya Salaam 9781608013029 Nonfiction University of New Orleans Press University of New Orleans Press Situating historical inquiry al...
Eight New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set
Eight New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set Kwame Dawes 9781617753558 Poetry Akashic Books Akashic Books "The chapbooks gathered here are almost overflowing with voice….Each of these chapbo...
So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival
So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival Kwame Dawes 9781936070077 Poetry Akashic Books Akashic Books Contributors include: Robert Pins...
J vs. K
J vs. K Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft 9780316582681 Fiction Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hachette Book Group Created by real-life rivals and #1 New York Times bestselling authors Kwame Alex...
How to Write a Poem
How to Write a Poem Kwame Alexander 9780063060906 Fiction Quill Tree Books HarperCollins In this evocative and playful companion to their New York Times bestselling picture book How to Read a Book, Ne...
Booked Graphic Novel
Booked Graphic Novel Kwame Alexander 9780358161813 Fiction Clarion Books HarperCollins In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander’s Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and frien...
Rebound
Rebound Kwame Alexander 9780544868137 Fiction HMH Books for Young Readers Houghton Mifflin Harcourt From the New York Times bestselling author Kwame Alexander comes Rebound, a dynamic novel in verse a...
He Said, She Said
He Said, She Said Kwame Alexander 9780062118967 Fiction Amistad HarperCollins Sparks will fly in this hip-hop-hot teen novel that mixes social protest and star-crossed romance, from Newbery Medal and ...
Kwame Ture
Kwame Ture 0000000368554192 Kwame Ture, previously Stokely Carmichael, was a pivotal figure in the civil rights and Black Power movements. He led the SNCC and served as the Honorary Prime Minister of...
Word Up: Black Poetry of the 80s From The Deep South
Word Up: Black Poetry of the 80s From The Deep South Kalamu ya Salaam B000T6DTIK Poetry Beans and Brown Rice Beans and Brown Rice
Will Alexander
Will Alexander 0000000053131259 Will Alexander is a multi-talented individual based in Los Angeles, born in 1948. He's an accomplished writer, artist, philosopher, and pianist with a BA in English an...
Food and the City
Food and the City Ina Yalof Excerpt Alexander SmallsThe Cecil Daylight floods his Harlem apartment, an eclectic space crammed with old and new mementos from a well-traveled, well-lived life. The...
Kumi Na Moja: New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set
Kumi Na Moja: New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani 9781636142418 Poetry Akashic Books Akashic Books This 11-piece, limited-edition box set—an African Poetry Boo...
We Are Bridges: A Memoir
We Are Bridges: A Memoir Cassandra Lane 9781952177927 Nonfiction The Feminist Press The Feminist Press “Cassandra Lane, a former member of Nommo Literary Society, who now lives and works in Los Angele...
Jungle Nights & Soda Fountain Rags
Jungle Nights & Soda Fountain Rags Kalamu ya Salaam Book Review Brian Gilmore is a cut above. His 30-part poem on Duke Ellington is deep and deft. Each section can stand alone, but taken as a whole ...
Momma Jennifer and Kalamu ya Salaam on the Harlem Renaissance
Momma Jennifer and Kalamu ya Salaam on the Harlem Renaissance Author Interviews
Kalamu ya Salaam on Runagate Publishing
Kalamu ya Salaam on Runagate Publishing Publishing & Craft
Cosmic Deputy: Poetry & Context, 50 Years of Poetry by Kalamu ya Salaam
Cosmic Deputy: Poetry & Context, 50 Years of Poetry by Kalamu ya Salaam Poetry & Spoken Word
i see through eyes
i see through eyes Kalamu ya Salaam Book Review Eric Payne is not ready to publish a book a poetry’but, on the other hand, the 21st century is a new time. If a person believes they are a poet a...
Get Published Not Exploited
Get Published Not Exploited Kalamu ya Salaam Article I don’t give up my copyright to anyone. Period. I will do work for hire— in which case, the copyright is understood before hand t...
Tristan Strong Keeps Punching
Tristan Strong Keeps Punching Kwame Mbalia 9781368055055 Fiction Rick Riordan Presents Rick Riordan Presents A Tristan Strong Novel, Book 3 Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the finale of K...
The Crossover Series Boxed Set
The Crossover Series Boxed Set Kwame Alexander 9780358567042 Fiction Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt For the first time, the Crossover series, three explosive novels in verse about...
Acoustic Rooster And His Barnyard Band
Acoustic Rooster And His Barnyard Band Kwame Alexander 9781585366880 Fiction Sleeping Bear Press Sleeping Bear Press When a jazz-loving rooster sets his sights on winning a barnyard talent show, he re...
Crush: Love Poems for Teenagers
Crush: Love Poems for Teenagers Kwame Alexander 9781499364781 Poetry CreateSpace On-Demand Publishing LLC From Kwame Alexander, the 2015 Newbery Medalist, a collection of poetry for young people. STA...
Salaam Green
Salaam Green NONE Birmingham’s first Poet Laureate Salaam Green is a celebrated storyteller, healing arts practitioner, and the 2024–2026 Birmingham Poet Laureate. She is a native of Gree...
Contest Winner
Contest Winner Troy Johnson Article The AALBC in conjunction with BlackWords sponsored a contest for the "360� Degree A Revolution of Black Poets" event. The question posed was "What is the imp...
Stephon Alexander
Stephon Alexander NONE Stephon Alexander, a physics professor at Brown University and 2020 president of the National Society of Black Physicists, specializes in string cosmology. He co-invented a mod...
Other Revival: Poems & Reckonings
Other Revival: Poems & Reckonings Salaam Green 9798990220874 Poetry Pulley Press Clyde Hill Publishing “The Other Revival is about restoring what history has overlooked. In a time when public memory i...