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Poetry & Spoken Word
Poetry & Spoken Word:
Award-Winning Spoken Word Artist
The Tony, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning, six-time HBO Def Poet Black Ice is credited with being a major pioneer of this millennium in turning spoken word into a mainstream art form.
Poet & Actor
The subject of the acclaimed documentary Lemon, Lemon Andersen is taking the world of spoken word by storm with plays such as "ToasT" and "County of Kings."
Poet, Author & Millennial Advocate
Azure Antoinette uses performance poetry to explore some of life's most significant topics, including gender, ambition, aging, beauty, alienation, relationships, the effects of technology on culture and more.
Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author
Named a “living legend” by Oprah Winfrey, Giovanni is an NAACP and Langston Hughes Award winner. Her keynotes on diversity are highlighted with poetry.
Poet, Professor & Activist
Speaker Sonia Sanchez authored the American Book Award winner Homegirls and Handgrenades. She speaks on a variety of topics from racial justice to hip-hop.
MTV Real World Cast Member
A former cast member of MTV's Real World, Mohammed Bilal is a diversity consultant, musician and poet who has delivered diversity presentations and workshops worldwide to the likes of Lucent, Progressive and Boston College.
Cross-Cultural Performance
In The Color Orange, long-time friends Mohammed Bilal and Josh "Boac" Goldstein challenge American notions by offering a vibrant new look at race, racism and how we get along.
Actor / Writer / Spoken Word Poet
Joe Hernandez-Kolski’s, aka "Pocho Joe," performances challenge while they entertain. He combines poetry, comedy and his socio-political "Chicagoan" voice to create a talk that embraces the conundrums of the US.