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El Jones \u2013 on African Heritage Month, the slave history of the Maritimes and lessons to be learned for present day struggles against anti-Black racism.<\/p>\nEl Jones \u2013 on African Heritage Month, the slave history of the Maritimes and lessons to be learned for present day struggles against anti-Black racism.<\/p>\n
El Jones is a renowned poet, teacher and activist based in Halifax. She is former poet laureate of Halifax; teaches at St, Mary\u2019s University in the Department of Sociology and Criminology; author of book of poetry, Live from the Afrikan resistance; author for Saturday Morning File for the Halifax Examiner; radio host of Black Power Hour Radio, where Prisoners perform poetry and rap on the radio and much more.<\/p>\n
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