Darius is a senior at Truman Middle College Alternative High School, and a member of Team Kuumba Lynx, which is an arts-in-education, not-for-profit in Chicago. He says his poem is about loving the skin you are in, and it addresses diversity, media, gender, and cultural expectations. Read the full description.
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Darius is a senior at Truman Middle College Alternative High School, and a member of Team Kuumba Lynx, which is an arts-in-education, not-for-profit in Chicago. He says his poem is about loving the skin you are in, and it addresses diversity, media, gender, and cultural expectations. Team Kuumba Lynx was among the final four teams in the 2010 Lounder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Slam.
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