ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Chinaka Hodge - Writer, educator
Poet, playwright, filmmaker and educator Chinaka Hodge uses her own life and experiences as the backbone of wildly creative, powerful works.

Why you should listen

Chinaka Hodge is a writer and educator from Oakland. She received her BA from NYU’s Gallatin School and studied Writing for Film and Television at  USC’s School of Cinematic Arts MFA program. Her work has been featured in Believer Magazine, Teen People Magazine, Newsweek, San Francisco Magazine, on PBS and NPR, and in two seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry. She was an Associate Producer on Simmons Lathan presents Brave New Voices for HBO.

She is a Cave Canem Graduate Fellow, was a playwright-in-residence at SF Playwrights Foundation and serves as a Visiting Editor at The California Sunday Magazine. She is an inaugural Senior Fellow at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

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Chinaka Hodge | Speaker | TED.com
TEDWomen 2016

Chinaka Hodge: What will you tell your daughters about 2016?

Chinaka Hodge: Što ćete reći kćerima o 2016.?

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Sa riječima oštrim kao komadi stakla, Chinaka Hodge sječe 2016. i pušta 12 mjeseci nasilja, tuge, straha, srama, hrabrosti i nade da poteku u ovoj originalnoj pjesmi o godini koju nitko od nas neće ubrzo zaboraviti.
- Writer, educator
Poet, playwright, filmmaker and educator Chinaka Hodge uses her own life and experiences as the backbone of wildly creative, powerful works. Full bio

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Tell your daughterskćeri of this yeargodina,
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Pričajte vašim kćerima o ovoj godini,
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how we wokeprobudio needingsiromaštvo coffeekava
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kako smo se budili trebajući kavu
00:17
but discoveredotkriven insteadumjesto cadaversleševa
strewnrazbacane about our morningjutro papersnovine,
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ali otkrili umjesto toga leševe
prostrte u jutarnjim novinama,
00:21
waterloggedSeng facsimilesfaksimili
of our sisterssestre, spousessupružnici, smallmali childrendjeca.
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preplavljene kopije
naših sestara, supružnika, male djece.
00:26
Say to your babydijete of this yeargodina
when she askspita, as she certainlysigurno should,
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Pričajte vašem djetetu kada pita o
ovoj godini, što će sigurno učiniti,
00:30
tell her it was too latekasno comingdolazak.
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recite joj da nas je čekala.
00:31
AdmitPriznati even in the yeargodina we leasediznajmljen freedomsloboda,
we didn't ownvlastiti it outrightnamah.
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Priznajte joj da smo u toj godini
unajmili slobodu, nismo je posjedovali.
00:36
There were still lawszakoni
for everysvaki way we used our privatesgenitalije
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Postojali su zakoni na koje
načine koristimo naše privatne stvari
00:39
while they pawedasfaltirana cesta at the softmekan foldsnabora of us,
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dok su grebli po našim mekim stranama,
00:41
grabbedzgrabio with no concernbriga for consentpristanak,
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hvatali bez obzira prema suosjećanju,
00:44
no lawszakoni madenapravljen for the menmuškarci
that enforcedprovodi them.
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nije bilo zakona za ljude koji ih provode.
00:47
We were trainedobučen to dodgeizmicanje,
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Trenirani smo da izbjegavamo,
00:49
to wait, to cowernaježiti and coverpokriti,
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čekati, skrivati se i sakrivati,
00:52
to wait more, still, wait.
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čekati još, još čekati.
00:55
We were told to be silentnijem.
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Rečeno nam je da budemo tihi.
00:57
But speakgovoriti to your girlsdjevojke of this wartimeratni,
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Ali pričajte svojim djevojkama
o ovom ratu,
00:59
a yeargodina precededprethodi by a scorepostići of the sameisti,
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godini kojoj je prethodila ista stvar,
01:02
so as in two decadesdesetljeća before,
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kao i dva desetljeća prije,
01:04
we wipedBrisanje our eyesoči,
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otrli smo oči,
01:06
lacedzačinjena casketskavezi with flagszastave,
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obložili lijesove zastavama,
01:08
evacuatedevakuiran the crimekriminal scenescena of the clubklub,
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evakuirali scenu zločina u klubu,
01:10
caterwauledcaterwauled in the streetulica,
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mijaukali na ulicama,
01:11
laidlaid our bodiestjelesa on the concretebeton
againstprotiv the outlinesobrise of our fallenpoginuli,
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položili tijela na beton
po obrisima naših palih,
01:14
criedplakala, "Of coursenaravno we matteredNije važno,"
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vikali, "Naravno da smo važni,"
01:16
chantedpjevan for our disappearednestao.
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navijali za naše nestale.
01:18
The womenžene weptplakali this yeargodina.
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Žene su plakale te godine.
01:20
They did.
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Jesu.
01:21
In the sameisti yeargodina, we were readyspreman.
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Iste godine, bili smo spremni.
01:24
The yeargodina we lostizgubljen our inhibitioninhibicija
and movedpomaknuto with courageoushrabar abandonnapustiti
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Te godine, izgubili smo našu inhibiciju
i kretali se sa hrabrim otklonom
01:27
was alsotakođer the yeargodina we staredzurio down barrelsbačve,
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a također smo gledali u cijevi,
01:29
sangpjevao of cranesdizalice in skiesnebo,
duckedušao and parriedparried,
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pjevali dizalicama na nebu,
saginjali se i branili,
01:32
caughtzatečen goldzlato in hijabhidžab,
collectedprikupljeni deathsmrt threatsprijetnje,
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hvatali zlato u hijabu,
skupljali smo prijetnje smrću,
01:34
knewznao ourselvessebe as patriotsPatriote,
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znali sebe kao domoljube,
01:36
said, "We're 35 now, time we settledriješiti down
and foundpronađeno a runningtrčanje matemat u šahu,"
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rekli, "Imamo 35 sada, vrijeme je da
se smirimo i nađemo partnera,"
01:39
madenapravljen roadcesta mapskarata for infantdječji joyradost,
shamedOsramotio nothing but fearstrah,
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napravimo ceste za dječju radost,
bez srama od ičeg, osim straha,
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calledzvao ourselvessebe fatmast and meantznačilo, of coursenaravno,
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zvali se debelima, i naravno mislili,
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impeccablebesprijekoran.
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da smo savršeni.
01:45
This yeargodina, we were womenžene,
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Ove godine, bile smo žene,
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not bridesnevjeste or trinketstrice,
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ne mlade ili ukrasi,
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not an off-brand-definirana genderrod,
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ne sporedni spol,
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not a concessionkoncesije, but womenžene.
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ne koncesija, već žena.
01:53
InstructUputiti your babiesbebe.
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Podučite vaše bebe.
01:54
RemindPodsjetiti them that the yeargodina has passedprošao
to be docileposlušan or smallmali.
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Podsjetite ih da je prošla godina
kada mogu biti poslušni ili mali.
01:58
Some of us said for the first time
that we were womenžene,
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Neke od nas rekle su prvi put
da smo žene,
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tookuzeo this oathzakletvu of solidaritysolidarnost seriouslyozbiljno.
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uzeli smo tu zakletvu solidarnosti
ozbiljno.
02:03
Some of us borerodila childrendjeca
and some of us did not,
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Neke od nas su nosile djecu,
a neke od nas nisu,
02:05
and nonenijedan of us questionedpitanje
whetherda li that madenapravljen us realstvaran
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i nitko nije dovodio u pitanje
čini li nas to stvarnima
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or appropriateprikladan or truepravi.
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ili je li to prikladno ili istinito.
02:09
When she askspita you of this yeargodina,
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Kada vas budu pitale o
ovoj godini,
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your daughterkći, whetherda li your offspringpotomak
or heirnasljednik to your triumphtrijumf,
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vaše kćeri, bilo vaši potomci
ili nasljednici vašeg trijumfa,
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from her comfortedutješio sidestrana of historypovijest
teeteringkolebanje towardsza womanžena,
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sa njene utješne strane povijesti
koja se naginje prema ženama,
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she will wonderčudo and askpitati voraciouslypohlepno,
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ona će se pitati i ispitivati
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thoughiako she cannotNe možete fathomproniknuti your sacrificežrtva,
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iako ne može pojmiti vašu žrtvu,
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she will holddržati your estimationprocjena of it holySveti,
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držat će vašu procjenu toga svetom,
02:24
curiouslyradoznalo probingsondiranje, "Where were you?
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znatiželjno ispitivati, "Gdje si ti bila?
02:27
Did you fightborba?
Were you fearfulstrašljiv or fearsomestrašni?
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Jesi li se borila?
Jesi li bila prestrašena ili neustrašiva?
02:30
What coloredobojen the wallszidovi of your regretžaljenje?
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Što boja zidove tvog žaljenja?
02:32
What did you do for womenžene
in the yeargodina it was time?
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Što si učinila za žene
u godini u kojoj je bilo vrijeme?
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This pathstaza you madenapravljen for me,
whichkoji boneskosti had to breakpauza?
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Za ovaj put za mene,
koje kosti su morale puknuti?
02:37
Did you do enoughdovoljno, and are you OK, mommaMama?
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Jesi li učinila dovoljno, i jesi li dobro
mama?
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And are you a herojunak?"
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I jesi li ti junakinja?"
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She will askpitati the difficulttežak questionspitanja.
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Ona će pitati teška pitanja.
02:43
She will not carebriga
about the arcluk of your browobrve,
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Neće se brinuti
zbog uvijanja obrve,
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the weighttežina of your clutchspojke.
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težine vašeg stiska.
02:47
She will not askpitati of your mentionsspominje.
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Neće pitati tko vas je spominjao.
02:49
Your daughterkći, for whomkome you have
alreadyveć carriedprenosi so much, wants to know
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Vaša kćer, za koju ste
podnijeli tako puno, želi znati
02:52
what you broughtdonio, what giftdar,
what lightsvjetlo did you keep from extinctionizumiranje?
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što ste donijeli, koji dar,
koje svjetlo zbog vas nije ugaslo?
02:55
When they camedošao for victimsžrtve in the night,
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Kada su došli po žrtve u noći,
02:57
did you sleepspavati throughkroz it
or were you rousedprobuđenim?
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jeste li spavali, ili se uznemirili?
03:00
What was the costcijena of stayingostanak wokeprobudio?
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Koliko vas je stajalo što ste ostali
budni?
03:01
What, in the yeargodina we said time'svrijeme je up,
what did you do with your privilegeprivilegija?
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Što ste, u godini kada je vrijeme isteklo,
što ste učinili s vašom privilegijom?
03:05
Did you supŠta ima on others'drugi' squalorprljavštini?
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Jeste li gledali tuđu bijedu?
03:06
Did you look away
or directlydirektno into the flameplamen?
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Jeste li odvratili pogled
ili gledali direktno u plamen?
03:08
Did you know your skillvještina
or treatliječiti it like a liabilityodgovornost?
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Jeste li znali svoju vještinu,
ili ju promatrali kao odgovornost?
03:11
Were you fooledprevaren by the epithetsepiteti
of "nastygadan" or "lessmanje than"?
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Jesu li vas zavarali epiteti "ružne"
ili "manje od"?
03:14
Did you teachučiti with an openotvoren heartsrce
or a clenchedje stisnuo fistšaka?
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Jeste li podučavali s otvorenim srcem
ili stisnutom šakom?
03:17
Where were you?
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Gdje ste bili?
03:18
Tell her the truthistina. Make it your life.
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Recite joj istinu.
Neka to postane vaš život.
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ConfirmPotvrditi it. Say, "DaughterKćer, I stoodstajao there
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Potvrdite to. Recite,"Kćeri,
stajala sam ondje
03:22
with the momenttrenutak
drawnnacrtan on my facelice like a daggerbodež,
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sa tim trenutkom
iscrtanim na mom licu poput bodeža,
03:24
and flungbacili it back at itselfsebe,
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i bacila ga natrag na samog sebe,
03:26
slicingrezanje spaceprostor for you."
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sjekući prostor za tebe."
03:27
Tell her the truthistina, how you livedživjeli
in spiteinat of crookednepošten oddsizgledi.
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Recite joj istinu, kako ste živjeli
unatoč lošim izgledima.
03:30
Tell her you were bravehrabar,
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Recite joj da ste bile hrabre,
03:31
and always, always
in the companydruštvo of couragehrabrost,
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i uvijek, uvijek u društvu
hrabrosti,
03:33
mostlyuglavnom the daysdana
when you just had yourselfsami.
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većinu dana kada ste
imali samo sebe.
03:36
Tell her she was bornrođen as you were,
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Recite joj da je rođena
kao što ste i vi,
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as your mothersmajke before,
and the sisterssestre besidepokraj them,
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kao i vaše majke prije
i sestre pored njih,
03:40
in the agedob of legendslegende, like always.
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u vremenu legendi, kao uvijek.
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Tell her she was bornrođen just in time,
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Recite joj da je rođena točno na vrijeme,
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just in time
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točno na vrijeme
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to leaddovesti.
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da vodi.
03:48
(ApplausePljesak)
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(Pljesak)
Translated by Ivan Stamenkovic
Reviewed by Tilen Pigac - EFZG

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Chinaka Hodge - Writer, educator
Poet, playwright, filmmaker and educator Chinaka Hodge uses her own life and experiences as the backbone of wildly creative, powerful works.

Why you should listen

Chinaka Hodge is a writer and educator from Oakland. She received her BA from NYU’s Gallatin School and studied Writing for Film and Television at  USC’s School of Cinematic Arts MFA program. Her work has been featured in Believer Magazine, Teen People Magazine, Newsweek, San Francisco Magazine, on PBS and NPR, and in two seasons of HBO’s Def Poetry. She was an Associate Producer on Simmons Lathan presents Brave New Voices for HBO.

She is a Cave Canem Graduate Fellow, was a playwright-in-residence at SF Playwrights Foundation and serves as a Visiting Editor at The California Sunday Magazine. She is an inaugural Senior Fellow at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

More profile about the speaker
Chinaka Hodge | Speaker | TED.com

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