"Melissa Williams," Aja Monet reads, "Darnisha Harris." Her voice is strong; it marches along, but it shakes a little, although not from nerves. She's performing a poem that includes the forgotten names of girls and women who've been injured or killed by the police. She finishes forcefully, then pauses, exhales. "Can I do that again?" she asks. "It's my first time reading it out loud, and ... " she trails off. Monet had written the poem -- a contribution to the #SayHerName campaign, a necessary ...
Poet Aja Monet Confronts Police Brutality Against Black Women With #SayHerName
The Huffington Post - 21 May 2015 21:32
"Melissa Williams," Aja Monet reads, "Darnisha Harris." Her voice is strong; it marches along, but it shakes a little, although not from nerves. She's performing a poem that includes the forgotten names of girls and women who've been injured or killed by the police. She finishes forcefully, then pauses, exhales. "Can I do that again?" she asks. "It's my first time reading it out loud, and ... " she trails off. Monet had written the poem -- a contribution to the #SayHerName campaign, a necessary ...
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