Kalamu ya Salaam, born 24 March 1947, is a poet

Poet

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, author

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, and teacher

Teacher

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 from the 9th Ward of New Orleans. A well known activist and social critic, Salaam has spoken out on a number of racial and human rights issues. For years he did radio shows on WWOZ

WWOZ

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. Salaam is the co-founder of the NOMMO Literary Society, a weekly workshop for Black writers.

External links

• Official website
• Interview with Kalamu ya Salaam E. Ethelbert Miller, Foreign Policy in Focus, May 15, 2007