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Spoken Word muddies the issue of consent

by Dan Jakes

MPAACT's campus drama pushes some hot buttons, but casts an ugly pall. Playwright and MPAACT founding member Shepsu Aakhu was inspired to write this campus sexual assault drama by a conversation initiated by one of his two college-aged sons, "two Black males living a life completely free from my daily protection." The fear he has on behalf of his family is palpable and, regrettably, well-…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 5:15pm on January 29, 2020