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Jan 5, 2017 · Gabriel Ramirez is not mincing words when it comes to calling out those who don’t recognize their white privilege. The New York-based poet and teaching artist was featured in a We are mitú Facebook video on Wednesday.
Here's Gabriel Ramirez - "White Privilege" (@ramirezpoet on Instagram) performing at our Voices In Power (@voicesinpower_ on Instagram) Poetry Open Mic Exper...
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Gabriel Ramirez is a Queer Afro-Caribbean poet, activist, and teaching artist. A 2023 Gregory Djanikian Scholar in Poetry at Adroit Journal. Gabriel has received fellowships from Palm Beach Poetry Festival, The Watering Hole, Miami Book Fair, CantoMundo, and Callaloo.
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- “White Privilege” by Gabriel Rameriz. Poet and teaching artist Gabriel Rameriz performed this poem for a “We are mitú” video on Facebook in 2017. Rameriz, who is Afro-Latinx, describes the poem as a response to things white people have said to him.
Gabriel Ramirez is a Queer Afro-Latinx writer, performer, and educator. Ramirez’s work has appeared in Muzzle Magazine , the Adroit Journal , and elsewhere. Poems by Gabriel Ramirez
Apr 6, 2021 · 1.78K subscribers. 5. 492 views 2 years ago. Poem Via Poetry and Dialogue Program: • Litty Committee Presents: Poetry & Di... Gabriel Ramirez is a Queer Afro-Latinx poet, activist, and...
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Feb 7, 2018 · As Gabriel Ramirez said in his poem White Privilege, “If it makes you uncomfortable, then it makes you uncomfortable. And if it makes you uncomfortable that means you have some things...
