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At TEDYouth 2011, performance artist Carvens Lissaint shows how to use language, metaphor and imagery to express a powerful idea -- as in this spoken-word performance, a stirring plea to make college education more accessible.
Carvens Lissaint is a slam poet, performance artist, and member of the Hip Hopera Theater troupe. Full bio »
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