No Longer Unknown | Hannah Drake poet and teller of black history in Louisville, Kentucky

Poet and activist Hannah Drake uses her writing to explore the history of racism in her hometown, Louisville, Kentucky – an American city that remains highly segregated. Following the wrongful police killing of Breonna Taylor, a young Black woman living in Louisville, Hannah reflects on what freedom and equality look like for Black Americans today. She vows to keep using her art as activism to ensure the history of slavery and its impact on society is always known.​

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