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Useni Eugene Perkins (born September 13, 1932; transition May 7, 2023) is an American poet, playwright, activist and youth worker.[1] He is known for his poem "Hey Black Child".[2]
^Richard R. Guzman, Black Writing from Chicago: In the World, Not of It?, Southern Illinois University Press, 2006, p. 181.
^Borrelli, Christopher (December 8, 2017). "Useni Eugene Perkins may be the most famous Chicago poet you've never heard of". The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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