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Taters4Art Podcast | Episode 010 | Marcus Taylor

Taters4Art Podcast

Release Date: 01/06/2016

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CHAPTERS
0:00  Opening
1:51 Begin Conversation
4:08 Baby in a Christmas stocking onesie.
9:06 Bring Change to Your Community
16:10 Experiences in Blackface
25:08 Diaspora and Disparity
35:51 Just Along for the Ride
45:02 Birth of an Author
52:48 The Romeo Rap
55:39 Being Allowed to Find Our Passion
1:08:55 Pop Quiz: A Poem for a Butterfly
1:11:48 Pop Quiz: A Poem for God
1:12:18 Pop Quiz: A Poem for the Community
1:15:17 Pop Quiz: A Poem for Africa
1:16:35 Pop Quiz: A Poem for Police
1:21:18 Closing