Velvet Bebop Kente Cloth a child soldier is adopted

a child soldier is adopted by a wealthy Virginia family and brought to live on the very ground where her ancestors once toiled in slavery

Carol Adams

Marcia Sutherland

Working with other Civil Rights Leaders of the time

Gordon uses logical analysis to exploit the potential of the dominant system's theories (""the master's tools"") to subvert that system's efforts at intellectual marginalization and oppression of low-income people of color

Velvet Bebop Kente Cloth a child soldier is adoptedThis collection is the third in a trilogy of poetic works created by Sterling Plumpp to allow audiences to explore the language of music articulated through the nuances of jazz, blues, and bebop. The poetry in Velvet Be Bop Kente Cloth utilizes distinct rhythms and a non conventional use of line and line breaks. It also draws upon the musical innovations established by Charlie Parker, Dizzie Gillispie, and others.