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Tyehimba Jess, the Glossary

Tyehimba Jess (born 1965 in Detroit) is an American poet.^[1]

42 relations: Alan Lomax, Bachelor of Arts, Bert Williams, Black Arts Movement, Black Issues Book Review, Blind Tom Wiggins, Booker T. Washington, Boston Review, Brigit Pegeen Kelly, Chicago Reader, City University of New York, Claremont Graduate University, College of Staten Island, Detroit, Edmonia Lewis, Ernest Hogan, Fisk Jubilee Singers, George Walker (vaudeville), Harlem Renaissance, Henry Box Brown, John William Boone, Library Journal, Master of Fine Arts, Michigan, Millie and Christine McKoy, NAACP, National Endowment for the Arts, National Poetry Series, New York University, Olio (poetry collection), Paul Laurence Dunbar, Poet, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Scott Joplin, Sissieretta Jones, Sterling D. Plumpp, The Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Chicago, W. C. Handy, Wayne County Community College District, Whiting Awards.
College of Staten Island faculty
Poetry instructors
Writers from Staten Island

Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music of the 20th century.

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A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.

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Bert Williams

Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was a Bahamian-born American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time.

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Black Arts Movement

The Black Arts Movement (BAM) was an African American-led art movement that was active during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Black Issues Book Review

Black Issues Book Review was a bimonthly magazine published in New York City, U.S., in which books of interest to African-American readers were reviewed.

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Blind Tom Wiggins

Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (May 25, 1849June 14, 1908) was an American pianist and composer.

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Booker T. Washington

Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, and orator.

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Boston Review

Boston Review is an American quarterly political and literary magazine.

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Brigit Pegeen Kelly

Brigit Pegeen Kelly (1951 – October 14, 2016) was an American poet and teacher. Tyehimba Jess and Brigit Pegeen Kelly are university of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty.

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Chicago Reader

The Chicago Reader, or Reader (stylized as ЯEADER), is an American alternative newspaper in Chicago, Illinois, noted for its literary style of journalism and coverage of the arts, particularly film and theater.

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City University of New York

The City University of New York (CUNY, spoken) is the public university system of New York City.

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Claremont Graduate University

The Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is a private, all-graduate research university in Claremont, California.

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College of Staten Island

The College of Staten Island (CSI) is a public university in Staten Island, New York.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Edmonia Lewis

Mary Edmonia Lewis, also known as "Wildfire" (c. July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907), was an American sculptor.

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Ernest Hogan

Ernest Hogan (born Ernest Reuben Crowdus; 1865 – May 20, 1909) was the first Black American entertainer to produce and star in a Broadway show, The Oyster Man in 1907, (shows at the African Grove Theatre preceded it by generations) and helped to popularize the musical genre of ragtime.

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Fisk Jubilee Singers

The Fisk Jubilee Singers are an African-American a cappella ensemble, consisting of students at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.

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George Walker (vaudeville)

George Walker (1872 or 1873 – 1911) was an American vaudevillian, actor, and producer.

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Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s.

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Henry Box Brown

Henry Box Brown (– June 15, 1897) was an enslaved man from Virginia who escaped to freedom at the age of 33 by arranging to have himself mailed in a wooden crate in 1849 to abolitionists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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John William Boone

John William "Blind" Boone (May 17, 1864 – October 4, 1927) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime music.

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Library Journal

Library Journal is an American trade publication for librarians.

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Master of Fine Arts

A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts administration.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Millie and Christine McKoy

Millie and Christine McKoy (also spelled McCoy; July 11, 1851 – October 8, 1912) were African-American pygopagus conjoined twins who went by the stage names "The United African Twins" "The Carolina Twins", "The Two-Headed Nightingale" and "The Eighth Wonder of the World".

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NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, Ida B. Wells, Lillian Wald, and Henry Moskowitz.

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National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence.

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National Poetry Series

The National Poetry Series is an American literary awards program.

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New York University

New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City, United States.

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Olio (poetry collection)

Olio is a book of poetry written by Tyehimba Jess that was released in 2016.

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Paul Laurence Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Poet

A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry.

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Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry is one of the seven American Pulitzer Prizes awarded annually for Letters, Drama, and Music. Tyehimba Jess and Pulitzer Prize for Poetry are Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winners.

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Scott Joplin

Scott Joplin (November 24, 1868 – April 1, 1917) was an American composer and pianist.

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Sissieretta Jones

Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones (January 5, 1868 or 1869 – June 24, 1933) was an American soprano.

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Sterling D. Plumpp

Sterling Dominic Plumpp (born January 30, 1940) is an American poet, educator, editor, and critic.

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The Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards

The Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Awards are a pair of American prizes based at Claremont Graduate University.

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University of Chicago

The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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University of Illinois Chicago

The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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W. C. Handy

William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was an American composer and musician who referred to himself as the Father of the Blues.

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Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD), commonly known as WCCCD, is a public community college district with its headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.

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Whiting Awards

The Whiting Award is an American award presented annually to ten emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyehimba_Jess

Tyehimba Jess, the Glossary

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College of Staten Island faculty

Poetry instructors

Writers from Staten Island

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