Maurice Meaway

Maurice Meaway from the Chicago Young Authors "Louder Than A Bomb" gives a Chicago Humanities Festival crowd a surprise performance.

Young Chicago Authors in a non-profit organization that transforms the lives of young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication, and performance education.

Louder Than a Bomb (LTAB) is the city's rapidly-growing teen poetry festival. Aiming to bring teens together across racial, gang, and socio-economic lines, LTAB is a friendly competition that emphasizes self-expression and community via poetry, oral story-telling, and hip-hop spoken word.

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