{"id":64920,"date":"2018-02-23T18:21:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T23:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/repping-the-midwest-with-author-and-educator\/"},"modified":"2018-02-23T18:21:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T23:21:03","slug":"repping-the-midwest-with-author-and-educator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/repping-the-midwest-with-author-and-educator\/","title":{"rendered":"Repping the Midwest with Author and Educator&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Repping the Midwest with Author and Educator&#8230;<\/b><br \/>\n<video width=\"400\" height=\"500\" poster=\"http:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_p4mb42gG3f1r1thfz_smart1.jpg\" preload=\"none\" muted data-crt-video data-crt-options='{\"autoheight\":null,\"duration\":14,\"hdUrl\":false,\"filmstrip\":{\"url\":\"http:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/previews\/tumblr_p4mb42gG3f1r1thfz_filmstrip.jpg\",\"width\":\"200\",\"height\":\"250\"}}'><source src=\"https:\/\/instagram.tumblr.com\/video_file\/t:LdGg3ZOyb308GVydYQ1ijA\/171207403827\/tumblr_p4mb42gG3f1r1thfz\/480\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/source><\/video><\/p>\n<h1>Repping the Midwest with Author and Educator @nifmuhammad<\/h1>\n<p><i>Throughout #<a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/blackhistorymonth\" target=\"_blank\">BlackHistoryMonth<\/a>, celebrated during February in the United States and Canada, we\u2019re highlighting next-generation creatives of color who are shaping the future of their communities. Each of the featured accounts was selected by writer, curator and activist Kimberly Drew (@<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/museummammy\" target=\"_blank\">museummammy<\/a>).<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u2028<br \/>\n\u201cHanif Abdurraqib (@<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nifmuhammad\" target=\"_blank\">nifmuhammad<\/a>) is a deeply talented writer and educator, representing as a beacon of hope, dedicated to championing black culture, authenticity and the written word,\u201d says Kimberly of Hanif. \u201cHailing from Columbus, Ohio, he reps the Midwest in everything that he does, constantly interrogating notions of home in his work. As conversations about gentrification in the US loom large, Hanif is able to bring new, personal perspectives through his poetry. He has a great sense of humor while remaining committed to telling the truth. As an educator, he shared with me that he encourages his students to write about the music that makes them feel most seen, and that sometimes he\u2019ll get essays or poems about [American hip-hop group] Migos. That\u2019s the future I want to <a title=\"\" class=\"aalmanual\" target=\"_blank\"   href=\"https:\/\/chaturbate.com\/in\/?tour=grq0&#38;campaign=hl4zp&#38;track=gfcsb\">live<\/a> in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.instagram.com\/post\/171207403827\/180223-nifmuhammad#_=_\" class=\"autohyperlink\">blog.instagram.com\/post\/171207403827\/180223-nifmuhammad#_=_<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Repping the Midwest with Author and Educator&#8230; Repping the Midwest with Author and Educator @nifmuhammad Throughout #BlackHistoryMonth, celebrated during February in the United States and Canada, we\u2019re highlighting next-generation creatives of color who are shaping the future of their communities. 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