Strength of Doves Productions

Strength of Doves Productions is an independent speakers’ bureau and agency that represents social justice minded spoken word artists, teaching artists, and activists. Our artists' work deals with issues surrounding diversity, inclusion, discrimination, LGBTQIA+ experiences, intersectional identity, activism, and more.  

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Button Poetry released this video on the day of the Supreme Court ruling on Marriage Equality.... powerful

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With Win Last Weekend, Boston Poetry Slam Team Sweeps All 3 National Titles

Poems about black lives, women's voices help Boston's House Slam team win the National Poetry Slam.

Congratulations!!!!!

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Unfinished Letters From the Most Popular Kid in the Psych Ward | The Offing

The author reflects on her stay in a psychiatric hospital.

By Casey Rocheteau

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The president of a local chapter of the NAACP who has identified as partially black on official documents is "Caucasian by birth," according to her parents, who have said that she is misrepresenting her identity. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports.

Aaron Samuels weighs in on Rachel Dolezal.

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Fatimah Asghar: Two Poems

They send flowers before guns now / all the thorns plucked from the stems. / An order to weave the dirge / before the mortar sings.