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Cultural Affairs Division

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Oakland Voices Alumna Ayodele Nzinga is City’s First Poet Laureate

By Momo Chang
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June 10, 2021

The City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division announced today our first poet laureate: Ayodele Nzinga. Ayodele was a part of the 2019-2020 Oakland Voices cohort. She is a playwright, poet, […]

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