Eye On Chi, PoetryJune 19, 2017June 22, 2017

EYE ON CHI: Markell Kells Thompson

by Torrance Smith

N’Digo Eye On Chi Celebrates National Poetry Month with Markell Kells Thompson aka Kells The Poet.

Video by Torrance Smith
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