Tef Poe

Tef Poe
Birth name Kareem Jackson[1]
Born United States
Origin St. Louis, Missouri[1]
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, musician
Associated acts Common
Lupe Fiasco
De La Soul
Fabolous
Talib Kweli
MF Doom
CeeLo Green[1]

Tef Poe is an American rapper, musician and activist.[2][3][4][5][6]

Poe is known as one of key people of the Hands Up United movement.[7][8][9]

Controversy

In March 2016, Poe became the subject of controversy after making threats of rioting on Twitter if presidential candidate Donald Trump were to win the 2016 presidential election.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tef Poe". Last.fm.
  2. ↑ Time Magazine
  3. ↑ The Guardian
  4. ↑ Vice.com
  5. ↑ Colorlines.com
  6. ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch
  7. ↑ Phillips, Camille (October 12, 2014). "More Than 1,000 March For Michael Brown in Downtown St. Louis; Night Ends With Sit-In, Arrests". Newsweek. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Tef Poe Breaks Down The Hands Up Don't Shoot Movement". News One. December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ Rivas, Rebecca (December 3, 2014). "Ferguson protest leaders meet with Obama". The St. Louis American. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  10. ↑ Bruce, Lindsey (March 17, 2016). "IT'S ON! Black Lives Matter Leader Issues a Violent Threat to White People if Trump Wins". dcgazette.com.

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