Lawyer Nekima Levy-Pounds Reads Maya Angelou

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In this episode, Nekima Levy-Pounds reads “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou and discusses the strength she draws from the resilience of her ancestors. Pounds is a decorated attorney, ordained Reverend, and former president of the Minneapolis NAACP. https://open.spotify.com/episode/10ebQ6GtMKVEsCEeU0BKj3 “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou appears in the collection And Still I Rise, published by Random House. Keep up with Dr. Pounds on Twitter and nekimalevypounds.com. As always, the Haiku Hotline (612-440-0643) is open for your short poems and poetic musings. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Subscribe on RadioPublic, iTunes, or Stitcher.

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