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Volume Three: Chapter Four – Our Conversation with Shanelle Gabriel

In Volume Three: Chapter Four we welcome Spoken Word Artist, Poet, Educator, Singer/Songwriter and current intern Director of Urban Word NYC, Shanelle Gabriel. Connect with Shanelle: IG: @shanellegabriel Twitter: @shanelleg Website: shanellegabriel.com Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include: Summer Durant: Future not Fetish IG: @summeraen Twitter: @summera3n Website: summeraen.com Barbara Fant: House of…

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Volume Three: Chapter Three – Our Conversation with Tonii2Eyes

In Volume Three: Chapter Three, we welcome Poet, performance Poet, publisher and Author of the book Her, Tonii2Eyes. Connect with Tonii2Eyes: IG: @tonii2eyes His book: HerĀ  Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include: Alyesha Wise: Flowers IG: @alyeshawise Twitter: @mswise Website: alyeshawise.com Black Chakra: Pass IG: @blackchakra88 Twitter: @blackchakra88 GiGi Bella: Slut Website: gigibellapoetra.com…

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Volume Three: Chapter Two – Our Conversatioin with J Rose

In Volume Three: Volume Two of the Podcast, we welcome Curator, Poet, Spoken Word Artist and host of The J Rose Experience, J Rose. Connect with J Rose: IG: @my_crumbled_thoughts YouTube: rosegardenevents Website: therosegardenevents.com Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include: Ashley Davis: Dear White Male Colleague IG: @ashleydavis_art Twitter: @ashleydavisart Christopher Diaz: Again…

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Volume Three: Chapter One – Our Conversation with Dasan Ahanu

In the Volume Three premiere, we welcome Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Educator, Activist and author of the book Shackled Freedoms, Dasan Ahanu. Connect with Dasan: IG: @dasanahanu Twitter: @dasanahanu Website: dasanahanu.com Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include: Gabbi Jue: Hey Girl IG: @gabbi.jue.poetry Facebook: @gabbijuepoetry Brandon Leake: Dear Rebecca IG: @brandon_leake_ctm Website: calledtomovectm.org…

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Volume Two: Chapter Twenty – Our Conversation with Gissel Grizzle

In Volume Two; Chapter Twenty of the Podcast, we welcome Connecticut-based Poet and Author of the book Untold Verses, Gissel Grizzle Connect with Gissel: IG: @gissel_grizzle Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include: Melissa Lozada-Olivia: Totally, Like, Whatever Twitter: @ellomelissa Website: melissalozadaoliva IG: @ellomelissa Jon Jon Moore: Zumbi Website: abolitionish.com Nia Lewis: Can You…

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Volume Two: Chapter Nineteen – Our Conversation with Shakirah “O”mazing

In Volume Two: Chapter Nineteen of the Program, Mike welcomes inspirational speaker, poet, and author of the book “I’m Not Your Average Black Woman” Shakirah “O”amazing. Connect with Shakirah: Instagram: sosuperwoman_ Connect with, then listen and subscribe to the following podcasts we recommend: The Words I Never Said podcastIG: @gods_ink_spokenword Life as We Grow It…

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Volume Two: Chapter Eighteen – Our Conversation with Alyssa Michelle

In Volume Two: Chapter Eighteen, we welcome New York-based Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Motivational Speaker and Author of the book Growing Pains, Alyssa Michelle. Connect with Alyssa: IG: @poetress_alyssa Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include: Gabriel Ramirez: On Realizing I’m Black Twitter: @ramirezpoet Website: ramirezpoet.com IG: @ramirezpoet Loyce Gayo: How we Forget IG:…

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Volume Two: Chapter Seventeen – Our Conversation with Valerie Yvette Peterson

In Volume Two: Chapter Seventeen, we welcome Portland-based Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Playwright, and Author of the book Fruits of Our Labor: My Words, My Harvest, Valerie Yvette Peterson. Connect with Valerie:IG: @valerieyvettepetersonWebsite: vypete.wixsite.com/valpTwitter: @vypeterson Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include: Taalam Acey: Willie Lynch LLCTwitter: @taalamaceyWebsite: karmapoet.comIG: @taalamacey Aleah Bradshaw: QuestionsIG: @nyfeTwitter:…

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Volume Two: Chapter Sixteen – Our Conversation with Barbara Fant

In Volume Two: Chapter Sixteen of The Podcast, we welcomed Ohio-based Poet, Writer, Performance Poet, Teacher, Author and Artistic Director for the Harmony Project, Barbara Fant. Connect with Barbara: IG: @bloombarbfant Website: barbarafant.com Twitter: @bloombarbfant Recorded spoken word performances in this Chapter include: Dani the Poet: Wide Open Twitter: @danithepoet Website: thisisdani.com IG: @thedanicook Lethal…

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Volume Two: Chapter Fifteen – Our Conversation with Poetic Soul

In Volume Two: Chapter Fifteen, we welcome Poet, Poetic Soul. Connect with Poetic Soul: Instagram: poeticsoul_9.8 X: cierra110198 Connect with, then listen and subscribe to the following podcasts we recommend: The Words I Never Said podcast IG: @gods_ink_spokenword Life as We Grow It podcast IG: @lifeaswegrowit Twitter: @lifeaswegrowit The Spoken World podcast Twitter: @spokenpodcast Website:…

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