What does it mean to speak your truth when everyone is watching—and not everyone wants to hear it?

In this powerful episode of Get Deep, Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton takes us behind the scenes of her first public reading as Houston’s inaugural Black Poet Laureate, where she made the bold decision to perform a protest poem in front of city officials, including the chief of police. With honesty and courage, she reflects on the cost of standing tall, and the freedom that comes with taking up your full space—even if it shakes the room.

This one is for the brave, the scared, and the ones still deciding to rise anyway.

Come in, take a seat, and let’s get deep.

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