Tef Poe facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tef Poe |
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| Birth name | Kareem Jackson |
| Born | United States |
| Origin | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, musician |
| Associated acts | Rebel Diaz Common Lupe Fiasco De La Soul Fabolous Talib Kweli MF Doom CeeLo Green |
Kareem Jackson, known by his stage name Tef Poe, is an American rapper, musician, and activist. He uses his music and voice to speak out about important social issues.
Early Life
Tef Poe was born in St. Louis, Missouri. This city is where he grew up and later became involved in community work.
His Music and Activism
Tef Poe is one of the people who helped start a group called Hands Up United. This group works to make communities better and fairer for everyone.
Tef Poe believes that local people should be in charge of making changes in their own neighborhoods. He thinks it's important for people to work together to improve life for African Americans and to achieve racial justice. He often talks about how people in the community are the ones who truly understand what is needed.
Important Work
Tef Poe's work during the Ferguson protests was shown in a documentary film called Whose Streets?. This movie first appeared at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017. It was released in theaters around the third anniversary of the protests that followed the death of Mike Brown.
Tef Poe has also been a special guest researcher at Harvard University. He worked at the Charles Warren Center for Studies in American History from 2016 to 2017. He also spent time at the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute. He often works with a historian named Walter Johnson.
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