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11-year-old Author Nichelle Joi recently wrote her second book entitled “The Mystery of the Missing Artifacts,” said she’s inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Photo Credit: Christopher Shuttlesworth

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Young authors find inspiration from leaders in African American history

During an African American Literary Festival, in partnership with the Soulful Chicago Book Fair, author Patience Kirkland, said she loves Angelou’s poetry and the way she worded her poems.