DETROIT – The Motown Museum in Detroit is hosting its third annual spoken word competition series.
Events as part of "Motown Mic: The Spoken Word" start Friday night and take place each remaining Friday for the month of April.
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The competition invites poets to perform original pieces. During the events, two winners will be chosen by a panel of judges to advance to the finals in June, where they will perform Motown-inspired pieces and compete for a top spot and $1,000 cash prize.
The events pay tribute to Motown Records' spoken-word label of the 1960s.
Motown's Black Forum Label was created for black expression and education. Recordings included the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
Details and ticket information are posted on the museum's website.
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Online:
http://www.motownmuseum.org