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Blogger Suzi Wackerbarth

Ashley Bryan: wonder, artist, author

June 13, 2024June 12, 2024| Suzi Wackerbarth|4 Comments

Have you ever been somewhere with Ashley Bryan? He started every presentation by first saying, “My name is Ashley Bryan” and then recites “My People” by Langston Hughes: “The night is beautiful, so the faces of my people!”

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