CBS News Bay Area stands proud to begin weeks of celebration in recognition of Black History Month. Our stories define us, and our community of luminaries, change-makers, and people fighting for justice and equality are all around us.
One of those voices belongs to San Francisco Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin. His word work rings like music, firing notes that examine the injustices of our world. Our news team recently caught up with the San Francisco native backstage at a recitation at one of the city's Martin Luther King Jr. Day events.
Mayor London Breed chose Eisen-Martin to be the city's poet laureate because of his prolific and published voice on social justice issues.
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