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7th Annual Classic Slam
- 9am – 5pm, Thursday & Friday 26 & 27 April – Los Angeles Theater Center
- 7-10pm, Saturday 28 April – The Theatre at the Ace Hotel
from the Get Lit.org website:
We use poetry to increase literacy, empower youth, and inspire communities.
- 1 in 4 children in America grow up illiterate
- California is ranked 46/50 in teen literacy
- LAUSD has a 34% drop-out rate
- 79% of low-income African-American & Hispanic 3rd-grade students read below proficiency
- 2-3 times more Black & Hispanic men live in prison cells than college dorms
- Only 9% of low-income students graduate from college
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