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Bringing 'Def Poetry Jam' to U.S. High Schools

NPR | By Tony Cox
Published January 9, 2005 at 10:00 PM MST
Left to right: Russell Simmons, Shihan and Stan Lathan in the studios of NPR West.
Teshima Walker, NPR
Left to right: Russell Simmons, Shihan and Stan Lathan in the studios of NPR West.

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