TEDxHouston 2011 - Donte Newman - Spoken Word Artist November 3, 2011

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Born May 12, 1991 in Houston, Texas, Donte Newman is a Spoken Word Artist who has worked collaboratively and individually on a variety of artistic projects. He has performed original pieces in Germany, Tanzania, Africa and Budapest, Hungary. He has written odes for Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and editor-in-chief of Essence Susan L. Taylor. Currently he's a junior at the remarkable Texas Southern University majoring in Speech Communication with a minor in Political Science.

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