Alexs D. Pate
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- Poet, performer J. Otis Powell‽ dies at 61
MPR’s Marianne Combs profiles J. Otis Powell‽, a well-respected local poet, playwright, and performer, who died on August 28th, 2017. Those who knew him say he was an uncompromising artist, a provocateur, and perhaps most importantly, a mentor to generations of other writers and performers.
- Alexs D. Pate talks about guilt and hope
An MPR News Presents broadcast of award-winning author Alexs Pate speaking with fellow author and poet David Mura at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. Pate discusses how his experiences as a Black American man influence his writing and move him to explore themes of guilt and innocence, along with hope and bitterness.
- Alexs D. Pate talks about his book "The Multicultiboho"
MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews Minneapolis author Alexs Pate about his book “The Multicultiboho.” The book opens with an police officer entering a South Minneapolis apartment to find a dead body and a live African-American writer, named Ichabod Word.
- Alexs D. Pate reads from "Losing Absalom" and talks of Black fathers
MPR’s Euan Kerr interviews local Black author Alexs D. Pate about his novel, Losing Absalom, and the health and natural deaths of African American fathers.
- Poetry and Prose - Beth Friend interviews Alex Pate, Elaine Shelly, and Marcia Davis
Midday offers an interview with writers and poets Alex Pate, Elaine Shelly, and Marcia Davis. The three discuss the distinct nature of Black writing and read from their work.
- Christine Mituzak and Tom O'Connell discuss labor movement / Gerry Sikorski and Alexs D. Pate interviews
From MPR Minnesota State Fair booth, Midday's Labor Day guests are Christine Mituzak, Community Service and Education Director at the Minnesota AFL-CIO and Tom O'Connell, Labor Studies Coordinator at Metropolitan State University. They discuss labor movement and labor unions today. This is followed by interviews with Minnesota politician Gerry Sikorski and author Alexs D. Pate.
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