RESIDENCIES AND WORKSHOPS
| SCHOOL |
CITY, STATE |
GRADE |
| Elementary |
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| John Glen Middle School |
North St. Paul , MN |
6 |
| Fair Oaks Elementary |
Brooklyn Park, MN |
6 |
| Richard Green Central |
Minneapolis, MN |
6 |
| Cityview Elementary |
Minneapolis, MN |
6 |
| Monroe Achievement Plus |
Saint Paul, MN |
6 |
| Kennedy Elementary School |
Hudson, MN |
4 |
| Anwatin Junior High School |
Minneapolis, MN |
8 |
| Cleveland Middle School |
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| Prosperity Heights Elementary School |
St. Paul, MN |
5, 6 |
| Washington Technical Middle School |
St. Paul, MN |
5, 7 |
| Lake Country Montessori |
Minneapolis, MN |
kindergarten |
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| High Schools |
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| Edison High School |
Minneapolis, MN |
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| Roosevelt High School |
Minneapolis, MN |
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| PYC Alternative High School |
Minneapolis, MN |
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| Highland High School |
St. Paul, MN |
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| White Bear Lake Area Learning Center |
White Bear, MN |
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| After School Programs |
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| A.C.E.S. |
Minneapolis and St. Paul |
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| Wellstone Neighborhood Center |
St. Paul, MN |
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| Gidakiimanaaniwigami Seasonal Camps |
Cloquee, MN |
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| Bloomington Schools Galaxy After-school Program |
Bloomington, MN |
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| Post Secondary |
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| University of Minnesota |
Minneapolis, MN |
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| St. Cloud State University |
St. Cloud, MN |
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| Macalester College |
St. Paul, MN |
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| St. Catherine College |
St. Paul, MN |
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| Hamline University |
St. Paul, MN |
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| Metropolitan State University |
St. Paul, MN |
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| Carleton College |
Northfield, MN |
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| Southwest MN State University |
Marshall, MN |
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| William Mitchell School of Law |
St. Paul, MN |
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| St. Thomas University |
St. Paul, MN |
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| Conferences |
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| Perpich Center for Arts Education |
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PERFORMANCES
| VENUE |
PROGRAM |
DATE |
Viking Center
Burtonsville, MD |
Guinea @ 50 |
Oct. 2008 |
RBC Dain Rauscher
Minneapolis, MN 55402 |
Black History Month Celebration |
Feb. 2008 |
Suburban Theatre
Minneapolis, Mn 55408 |
Saakumu Dance Troupe U.S. Tour |
Feb. 2008 |
Center of Independent Artists
Minneapolis, MN |
Velvet Be Bop |
Feb. 2008 |
Minnehaha Falls
Minneapolis, MN |
World Refugee Day celebration |
June 2008 |
Brian Coyle Center
Minneapolis, MN |
World Refugee Day celebration |
June 2007 |
Midland Hills Country Club
Roseville, MN |
Greater Twin Cities United Way Board Dinner |
Apr. 2007 |
Illusions Theatre
Minneapolis, MN |
National Association of Artists Organization (NAAO) conference |
Oct. 2005 |
Embassy Suites
Bloomington, MN |
MultiCultural Dev. Center ’s Sharing Diversity Banquet |
Feb. 2005
Oct. 2004 |
Nuyorican Poetry Café
New York, NY |
Up From the Rúts |
Aug. 2004 |
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PUBLICATIONS
| MEDIUM |
NAME/PROGRAM |
DATE |
| Book |
Bridge Across Atlantic |
Aug. 2008 |
| Chapbook |
Bumper Sticker Self-Expression |
Apr. 2006 |
| CD |
Loft Literary Center
Nation of Immigrants? - Featured Poet |
Nov. 2008 |
| Internet |
MinneAfrica Blog - Writer |
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Illpoets.com - Featured Poet |
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| Television |
CBS
Crossroads |
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Mayo Clinic |
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ABN Africa
Jammin' Africa |
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MTN Cable Access
Say Word! |
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| Radio |
KMOJ (89.9 FM), Minneapolis, MN
Africa Roots Connection
Conversations with Al McFarlene |
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KFAI (90.3 FM), Minneapolis, MN
Words Will Heal the Wound |
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| Newspaper |
African News Journal -
contributing Writer |
2007 - Present |
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Minneapolis Liberator
Featured Poet |
Jan. 2004 |
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HONORS
| AWARD/RECOGNITION/MEMBERSHIP |
DATE |
| Minneapolis Mosaic spoken word commission |
May 2006 |
| SASE/Jerome Verve Grant - Grant recipient |
2005 |
| Minnesota Music Academy - Best Spoken Word Nominee |
2004 |
| Minnesota State Arts Board - Grant Panelist |
2005 |
| Compas - Grant Panelist |
2006, 2008 |
| Minnesota Literature - Board Member |
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| State Arts Board – Roster Artist |
2007 - Present |
Givens Foundation – Spirited Mind and Strong Soul Singing
Roster Artist |
2006 - Present |
Intermedia Arts/MN Advocate for Human Right’s
Moving Lives Speakers Bureau - Speaker |
2004 - Present |
| Minnesota Spoken Word Association - Member |
2002 - Present |
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