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At this year’s Urbanworld Film Festival poet, professor and co-founder of the Black Arts Movement Sonia Sanchez screened her documentary Shaking Loose Memories . The film is directed by Jamal Joseph and combines interviews with Sanchez and performances of her poems by Amiri Baraka, T.C Carson and others. TheUrbandaily was given a few minutes with this living legend on the red carpet and she had words of encouragement for today’s poets and MCs. “I am completely always in love with Rakim , Talib , Mos Def and Ursula Rucker and a whole generation that have continued what we were about because they do things in a positive fashion.” RELATED POSTS: 2011 Urbanworld Film Festival Recap [PHOTOS and VIDEO] Mario Van Peebles Takes Shot At Tyler Perry At Film Fest [PHOTOS]

Sonia Sanchez Gives Props To Hip-Hop At Black Film Festival [VIDEO]