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Askia Touré is one of the Architects of the Black Arts Movement along with Larry Neal, Sonia Sanchez, and Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones). Askia is a poet, political activist, and one of the writers of the SNCC (Students' Non-violent Coordinating Committee) Black Power "Position Paper." Askia Touré participated at San Francisco State College with Sonia Sanchez and Amiri Baraka in building one the first Black Studies Programs in the country.

From the National Academic Speaker's Bureau:

"Mr. Askia Touré, is one of the founders of the Black Arts Movement and one of the most prominent black poets in the country. Author of five books and scores of poems, articles and anthologies, Mr. Touré has long merged his compassion for justice and artistic expression. During the Civil Rights Movement, Mr. Touré served with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and participated in the Atlanta Project of SNCC which helped forge the Black Power Movement. He has lectured internationally and has published works in reviews in France and the US."

Poetry . American Book Award for Literature, 1989, Before
Columbus Society.