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    11226: Just a Girl from Brooklyn
    11226: Just a Girl from Brooklyn
    11226: Just a Girl from Brooklyn
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    11226: Just a Girl from Brooklyn

    By Anissa Danielle Moore

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    11226: Just a Girl from Brooklyn is a collection of poems regarding love and relationships, politics, and everyday life through the lens of race, class, and gender. Inspired by poets, which include Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, and Gwendolyn Brooks, 11226: Just a Girl from Brooklyn captures the heart and soul of contemporary Brooklyn.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateSep 19, 2018
    ISBN9781984553256
    11226: Just a Girl from Brooklyn
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    Anissa Danielle Moore

    ANISSA DANIELLE MOORE, a native of Flatbush, Brooklyn, is an educator, social activist, playwright, and poet. Ms. Moore’s creative works include the collaboration with Prof. Marcia McNair: Sistas on Fire! a drama newsical regarding the African - American woman experience. Her poetry book, 11226: Just A Girl From Brooklyn was released in 2018. Anissa is a full-time member of the Communications Faculty and holds the rank of Full Professor at Nassau Community College, State University of New York. She currently resides in Long Beach, New York. Anissa Moore became the first African American woman elected to the Long Beach City Council in 2015. In 2018, she launched the Long Beach STEAM Academy to promote literacy.

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