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Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola Highlights Marginalized Authors And Builds Community With New Bookstore
Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola isn’t just a wordsmith—she’s a community builder. Her latest project, justBook-ish, an independent bookstore in Dorchester, Massachusetts, is as much ...
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At Concord Academy, a sudden change in commencement speakers raises questions
In early March, Concord Academy announced that Porsha Olayiwola, poet laureate for the city of Boston, would be the school’s 2024 commencement speaker. But about one month later the prestigious ...