I am an interdisciplinary storytelling artist within a vastly rich Village of folx who uses several modalities to center narratives of the Black Diaspora to move further into God & liberation. I am a published author, researcher, writing coach, & workshop facilitator with 20+ years experience that began in the Chicago Public Schools; I am conventionally situated in Schools of Education as I primarily engage with how folx co-construct, embody, and share knowledges. I am politically Black, intersectionally woman, ethnically Chicago, generationally Hip Hop, biologically Tikar & radically American (since 1804 – C. Hale, Asé).

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