Vershawn Ashanti Young Reads August Wilson

University of Iowa rhetoric professor Vershawn Young performs a reading of August Wilson’s work at the Iowa Public Library. If you want to use this video on VOCAT, simply copy & paste the following link into your “Manage Media” Tab, minus the quotation marks: “https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPPRdYUeOaM” Continue reading Vershawn Ashanti Young Reads August Wilson

Jamila Lyiscott: 3 Ways To Speak English

From Ted Talks: “Jamila Lyiscott is a ‘tri-tongued orator,’ and this powerful spoken-word essay celebrates — and challenges — the three distinct flavors of English she speaks with her friends, in the classroom and with her parents. As she explores the complicated history and present-day identity that each language represents, she unpacks what it means to be ‘articulate.’ If you want to use this video … Continue reading Jamila Lyiscott: 3 Ways To Speak English