'Def Poetry Jam' Returns Online To Benefit COVID-19 Relief Efforts In Newark, NJ
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- The TV show "Def Poetry Jam" returned to an online audience Saturday with a mega-marathon benefiting COVID-19 patients and Newark, New Jersey's most under-served communities.
Among the poets was Newark's mayor, Ras Baraka.
The live-streamed event featured dozens of poets and performers.
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The benefit was coordinated through Newark Symphony Hall's #EmbraceNewark Initiative, which is supporting those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
For more information on the initiative, visit newarksymphonyhall.org/embrace-newark.
