Sitting with Marcus Taylor (Poet, Author, Educator). We discuss the Facebook grapevine, democracy at its finest, how hood dreams can come true, diversity at GSU, blackface in different countries, being black outside of the U.S., going from religious studies to snap music, cars dying in the middle of nowhere, sharpening skills with battle poems, the girl with angel eyes, rapping Romeo & Juliet, the age we find our voice, how losing art can make kids lose their voice, what defines an artist, sweet-talking a butterfly, and these Benjamins ain’t loyal.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Opening
1:51 Begin Conversation
4:08 Baby in a Christmas stocking onesie.
9:06 Bring Change to Your Community
16:10 Experiences in Blackface
25:08 Diaspora and Disparity
35:51 Just Along for the Ride
45:02 Birth of an Author
52:48 The Romeo Rap
55:39 Being Allowed to Find Our Passion
1:08:55 Pop Quiz: A Poem for a Butterfly
1:11:48 Pop Quiz: A Poem for God
1:12:18 Pop Quiz: A Poem for the Community
1:15:17 Pop Quiz: A Poem for Africa
1:16:35 Pop Quiz: A Poem for Police
1:21:18 Closing
