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    My Mother’s Birthday AND Election Day: Special Edition
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Nov 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    My Mother’s Birthday AND Election Day: Special Edition

    I realize everyone doesn’t have the same level of support. In fact, some people that view our Speakyatruth website may be  a...
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    Speak Ya Truth Honors Our Women — Our Real MVP’s
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Mar 8, 2019
    • 1 min

    Speak Ya Truth Honors Our Women — Our Real MVP’s

    “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” - Galatians 6:9 (KJV) #speakyatruth🗣💯...
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    Family United After 40 Years of Incarceration
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Oct 24, 2018
    • 2 min

    Family United After 40 Years of Incarceration

    Mr. and Mrs.Mike and Debbie Africa are in each other’s arms again on the outside for the first time in 40 years. They both served 40...
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    Rehabilitation Through The Arts — On the Inside and the Outside
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jul 5, 2018
    • 3 min

    Rehabilitation Through The Arts — On the Inside and the Outside

    I’m reading my poetry again tonight at 8:00pm at the Black Lady Theatre in Brooklyn. To say that I’m excited is an understatement. Since...
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    Vivett Dukes Speaks Her Truth Via Poetry
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Jun 24, 2018
    • 1 min

    Vivett Dukes Speaks Her Truth Via Poetry

    In an  hour, I’ll be reciting some of my original poetry. Most of them are retro pieces, but a couple are newer — written within the past...
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    Surviving The Daily Trauma of Being A Black Woman In America
    John & Vivett Dukes
    • Mar 27, 2018
    • 3 min

    Surviving The Daily Trauma of Being A Black Woman In America

    I tried to drink it away I tried to put one in the air I tried to dance it away I tried to change it with my hair I ran my credit card up...
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