The Welfare Poets

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The Welfare Poets are a collective of activists, educators, and artists working together since 1990.

Through teaching and workshops, activism around community struggles and through sharp-edged performances of music that incorporates Hip Hop, Bombay Plena, Latin Jazz and other rhythms, the Welfare Poets bring information and inspiration to those facing oppression and fighting for liberation.

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Take a look at our film gallery archives >

Films are listed in alphabetical order

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About The Poets: click >

Welfare Poets Slam Death Penalty:
A Review of “Cruel and Unusual Punishment”
New York City’s Welfare Poets declared “lethal injection ain’t no different than a noose” on a track from Cruel and Unusual Punishment, performed recently at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Harlem.

Cruel and Unusual Punishment: A Hip Hop Compilation to abolish the Death Penalty (pdf file)
Cruel and Unusual Punishment encapsulated the rage, anger, burning pain and intense loss that I was feeling from these cuts around the globe rhyming, yelling, struggling.