Clark, Dontü¾Ž–”¼: - Dontü¾Ž–”¼ Clark aka DONBLAK, a native of Richmond California, reigns as one of the most prolific writers and voices out of the Bay Area arts community. Dontü¾Ž–”¼ is not only eclectic in the art of storytelling through the spoken word, his body language and musical presence in performance is poetry in itself. He captures the complexities of what it feels and looks like to be vulnerable within Black masculinity while governed by a society of white supremacy and hyper violence amongst Black youth. Graduating high school in 2008, Dontü¾Ž–”¼ co-founded an arts collective RAW Talent (Richmond Artist With Talent). Based in his hometown of Richmond, Dontü¾Ž–”¼ engaged young people in writing and performance workshops. Securing space for the youth to process their trauma and rewrite the narrative that has surrounded their community. In 2013, RAW Talent led by Dontü¾Ž–”¼ and co-director Molly Raynor, published Tü¾Ž–”¼'s Harmony, a play documenting the shared experiences of Richmond's youth parallels Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The writing process for Tü¾Ž–”¼'s Harmony was filmed and presented in Romeo Is Bleeding, the documentary produced by Russell Simmons on All Def Digital in 2017. After winning over 30 awards at film festivals all across United States, Dontü¾Ž–”¼ was able to travel the states speaking at high schools, college/universities and community forums about Romeo Is Bleeding and his experiences helping young people excel in the art community. In 2016, Dontü¾Ž–”¼ was featured in film Kicks (2016), a tale of urban youth and their rights of passage to manhood. He also co-starred in two seasons of The North Pole show, a political comedy on docu-series about gentrification and its effects on communities of color in North Oakland California. October 2018, 10 years later after co-founding RAW Talent, Dontü¾Ž–”¼ published his first collection of poetry KNOWFREEDOM (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. October 2018 and available on Amazon). His collection of original song lyrics, and short poems, illustrates the struggles Dontü¾Ž–”¼ and many young Black men experience and observe as the Black community journeys through America to finally Know freedom.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780999303986 |
| ISBN 10 | 0999303988 |
| Titel | Close Caskets |
| Autor | Dont� Clark |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Pacific Raven Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2021-02-21 |
| Seitenanzahl | 134 |
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