The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Haki Madhubuti

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Haki Madhubuti

12/20/1999; 4/14/2002

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A1999.006

Author Haki Madhubuti (1942 - ) launched the Third World Press, in Chicago along with two partners, in 1967. Madhubuti and his wife, Safisha, are the founders of the Institute of Positive Education/New Concept School, a Chicago-based grade school that promotes an Afrocentric curriculum. Madhubuti has written more twenty-two books of essays and poetry in his lifetime. Madhubuti was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 12/20/1999 and 4/14/2002, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 7; Total Run Time: 03h 21m 33s

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Madhubuti, Haki R., 1942-

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Poet, essayist, and entrepreneur Haki Madhubuti embodies the true spirit of a renaissance man as he moves seamlessly through the worlds of literature, business and education. Born in Detroit, Michigan and moving to Chicago after his mother's death, Madhubuti would sow the seeds that later led to his success. After graduation from high school, Madhubuti (known then as Don Lee) was drafted into military service, where he used books as his escape. After his tour of duty, he returned to Chicago and ...