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Did You Know These 15 Trailblazers Are Non-Honorary Members Of Alpha Kappa Alpha?
SONIA SANCHEZ – Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Sanchez moved to Harlem when she was nine years old. She received a B.A. in Political Science from Hunter College and went on to complete her postgraduate studies in Poetry at New York University. The author of over a dozen books of poetry, as well as short stories, critical essays, plays, and children’s books, she has taught as a professor at eight universities and has lectured at over 500 college campuses across the United States.
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She advocated the introduction of Black Studies courses in California and was the first to create and teach a course based on Black Women and literature in the United States. She is currently a poet-in-residence at Temple University.
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