{"id":13419,"date":"2023-02-04T10:24:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T14:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcaf.nb.ca\/?p=13419"},"modified":"2023-02-04T14:43:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T18:43:43","slug":"the-undefeated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcaf.nb.ca\/en\/the-undefeated\/","title":{"rendered":"The Undefeated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Kwame Alexander<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally performed for ESPN&#8217;s <em><strong>The Undefeated<\/strong><\/em>, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. 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