Troy 2,755 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 Watch Nikky Finney, 2011 National Book Awards acceptance speech. http://aalbc.it/nikkyspeech "Black people were the only people in the United States ever explicitly, forbidden, to become literate." One industry icon said it best, "I was moved and speechless by Finny's acceptance speech... the woman spoke the truth with such grace and elegance....She done herself, and all of us Damn proud! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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