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nikki giovanni... gives them a perfect “10”
from the portland mercury... Lyrical, warm, more thought than rhetoric!
from the poetry asylum newsletter... Walidah Imarisha & Turiya Autry raised the roof on the Asylum with the inaugural night of their American Tour. Good Sista/Bad Sista spoke, rhymed, and testified with humor, insight, and awareness that made a huge hit here if you're near em on the road, go see them; if not, get near them; if you havent booked them, book em. Nuff Said.
from umbrella, powells books small press and zine newsletter... [Walidah's] voice is both strong and compassionate as she tackles such issues as race, gender, relationships, and identity, with a special emphasis on prisons and the death penalty. This is great first chapbook, written with rage as well as insight.  (Powell’s Bookstore is the largest new and used book store in the country.)
from author events listing at powells bookstore... Combining for an amazing touring combo Portlander Turiya Autry and Philadelphian Walidah Imarisha are two slam poet veterans who offer loving and angry works of art.
from da beatniqs: houston newsletter Last night patrons were blessed with the presence of 2 west coast sistas; One Good, the other Bad. Actually, in the sense of bad meaning good, they were both bad- bad ass that is!
from poets asylum, worcester, ma  "07/01 Walidah Imarisha and Turiya Autry raised the roof on the Asylum with the inaugural night of their American Tour. Good Sista/Bad Sista spoke, rhymed, and testified with humor, insight, and awareness that made them a huge hit with the Java Hut crowd."
from the Portland Mercury, 2001... MONDAY AUGUST 20 READING--Check out the locally-based duo Good Sista/Bad Sista (Walidah Imarisha and Turiya Autry), and their powerful, hiphop-inspired poetry. It's lyrical, warm, and an independent publication that's more thought than rhetoric! Powell's On Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 7:30 pm
from the Powells' calendar, 2001...  Monday the 20th, 7:30pm POWELL'S ON HAWTHORNE--Combining for an amazing touring combo Portlander Turiya Autry and Philadelphian Walidah Imarisha are two slam poet veterans who offer loving and angry works of art. Autry authored In the Beginning, which touches on issues of bi-racial identity, beauty standards, and the nature of the dollar bill. Imarisha, author of Children of Ex-Slaves: The Unfinished Revolution, is a former contributor to The Alliance and Willamette Week. The duo will introduce their split chapbook, Good Sista/Bad Sista: Can You Tell the Difference?

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