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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

 

2020

January 16th

New Era Open Mic

The Loft 8pm

February 8th 2020

Book Signing

TSU Avon Williams Library

February 9th

Out The Box TV

Huntsville, AL

February 11th

Book event

Barnes and Noble

February 19th

Black History Month 

Speaking engagement

February 20th

New Era Open Mic

The Loft 8pm

February 22nd

Le Gemmes 

Literary Luncheon

11am Rennaisance Hotel

February 25th

Black History Month

Speaking Engagement

March 6th

Overton High

Elevate Your Vibe

12pm

March 11th

Venue TBA

March 19th

A New Era Open Mic

624 Jefferson st

8pm

March 25th

Periscope Talk

5pm

April 15th

Poetry in Motion Cypher Virtual

12 noon

WeGo Nashville 

Southernword.org

April 22nd

Poetry in Motion Cypher Virtual

12 noon

WeGo Nashville 

Southernword.org

April 29th 

Poetry in Motion Cypher Virtual

12 noon

WeGo Nashville 

Southernword.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

January 8th

Nashmatikz

Rudy's Jazz Room 9pm

January 12th

MFTMC

Cobra 9pm

January 21st

MLK day address

Jefferson st Baptist

8am

February 5th

Nashmatikz

Rudy's Jazz Room 9pm

February 23rd

Black History House

2pm 

East Library

March 14th

Rudy's Jazz Room 9pm

March 21st 

Entrepreneurial Center

Speaking 12pm

 

April 10th

Poetry in Motion

Bus Station Terminal

4pm

 

April 17th

Poetry in Motion

Bus Station  Terminal

4pm

April 20th

TSU 

I write Conference

Time TBA

May 14th

Nashmatikz

Rudy's Jazz Room

May 17th

TPAC show

June 1st

Ivy Center

AKA event

June 4th

Nashmatikz

Rudy's Jazz Room

June 19th

BNA show

Starbucks Stage 2-4

June 20th

Fisk Chapel

9-11am

July 25th

Asurion show 

12pm

July 27th

Sharlisa Brooks show

The Back Corner 8pm

August 1st

Nashmatikz

Rudy's Jazz Room 9pm

September 10th

Keynote speaker

Orlando, FL

October 6th

Wedding Performance

 

October 29th

Corporate Speaking Engagement

Nashville,TN

October 30th

Keynote speaking engagement

Nashville, TN

 

November 8th

Frist Friday Night

7pm

Nashville, TN

November 22nd

Creative Mornings Nashville

8am Guest speaker

November 24th 

TBC Guest speaker 10am

February 2020

Book Signing TSU  

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018

February 10th

Black History House

East Library

2pm

February 10th 

The 5 Spot

7pm

February 15th

Sips and Stanzas

RCA Studios

6pm

March 17th

Delta Event

7pm

March 22nd

LIVE from The WKND

7-10pm

April 6th

Nick Cave Presents

The Schermerhorn Symphony

10am and 7pm

April 12th

Franklin Theatre

4pm

May 22nd

Revive Nashville

Pedestrian Bridge

12pm

 

June 1st

The Frist

Nick Cave Happening

7pm

June 9th

Private Show

SpreadLuv Panel

The Post East

7pm

June 20th

Nashville International

Airport

1pm-3pm

June 21st

Sips and Stanzas

William Morris Endeavor

6pm

July 5th 

Karl Dean Event

The Lab Nashville 

July 6th

Artist Residency Show

Analog (Hutton Hotel)

7pm

July 12th

SIX

3rd and Lindsley

7pm

July 23rd 

Slum Village

Exit/In

8pm

July 31st

Black Milk FEVER Tour

The High Watt

8pm

September 5th

Periscope Pitch 

Oz Nashville

September 11th

Elevate Your Vibe

Vanderbilt University Athletics

7pm

September 17th

LIVE on Today in Nashville

WSMV Channel 4 11-12

September 18th

Rudy's Jazz Room

Concurrence 

9pm

September 20th

Musicians Corner

September Sundown

6pm (Centennial Park)

September 29th

TSU/Vanderbilt Tailgate show

The Local Nashville

October 9th

Nashmatiks

8pm

Rudy's Jazz room

Oct. 31st

Tennessee Volunteer Academy

8pm

November 6th

Nashmatiks

8pm

Rudy's Jazz room

December 4th

Nashmatiks

8pm

Rudy's Jazz Room

2017

January 7th

Urban Soul Café

The Studio Nashville 7pm

January 24th

Open Mic

3rd Coast Comedy Club 9pm

February 4th

Black History House

East Library 2pm

Feb. 19th

Beats and Brushes

Agenda

Feb. 23rd- March 12th

In this Corner Cassius Clay

Nashville Childrens Theatre

Nashvillect.org for tixs

March 13th

Illphonics Show
Cobra 9pm

March 18th

MFTMC Hip-Hop

Cobra 9pm

April 4th

Franklin Theatre

6pm

April 6th

White Station High

Memphis,TN

5pm

April 7th

Music City ICONS

Opening for

GhostFace Killer

Main House

11pm

April 14th

w/ Take The Power Back

The 5 Spot

10pm

April 27th

TPAC Show

T.S. 7pm

April 29th

Sho Baraka

Studio Nashville

8pm

May 27th

City Winery

8pm

June 7th

NMAAM Event

June 13th

NMAAM Luncheon

July 22nd

Civil Composition

Downtown Library

11am

August 18th

Black Music Honors

TPAC 7pm

August 27th

Ode to a Poet

Venue 109

7pm

September 11th

BMI presents 8 off 8th

High Watt 8pm


September 24th

Daddy PhatSaxxx Tour

Opening for Big Boi

Marathon Music Works

8pm

September 28th

Vanderbilt Divinity Show

October 12th

Spread Luv Tribute

Dungeon Family

Basement East 8pm

October 21st

Creative's Day

Church st. (outside)

November 1st

Opening for Talib Kweli

City Winery Nashville

7pm

November 10th

The Frist

Nick Cave Opening

December 1st

American Baptist College

Noir Soul Night  8pm

December 2nd

Voter Drive
Gordon Memorial 10-12

December 8th

Civilly Uncensored

Downtown Library 6-8pm

December 10th

Open Mike Eagle show

opening 8pm

High Watt

2016

January 5th

East Side Storytellin

The Post East 7pm

January 18th

MLK rally

8am Jefferson st MBC

 

January 31st

Venue 109

CoJo & The Connects Show

8pm

 

Feburary 6th

Black History House

East Library 2pm

 

Feburary 25th- March13th

Rosa Parks and The Montgomery Bus Boycott

Nashville Children's Theatre

 

March 5th

The High Watt w/Adia Victoria

Doors 8pm/ Show 9pm

 

March 10th

Emerging Artist Series

NMAAM

(National Museum African

American Music)

The Post East 6pm

 

March 24th

Youth Rally

TBA

 

April 18th

Word Around Town

The Complex

 

April 22nd

The State Room

 

May 5th

Reflecting Nashville

OZ Arts Center 7pm

 

May 5th

Lightning 100 Thunderstorm

The Basement East 8pm

 

May 15th

USN

Black Seniors Graduation

 

June 4th

Musicians Corner

Centennial Park

 

June 5th

Cafe CoCo

9pm

June 6th

Freestyle with Ron Wynn

88.1 Fisk Interview 6pm

June 24

Double Heads Presents

Black Milk (opening)

Foo Bar 8pm

July 2nd

7pm NOPS

July 21st

Sips and Stanzas

MainStreet Gallery 6pm

Aug 12th

Bang 4 Liberation

1-6pm 610 N. 3rd

Aug 13th

NCT season preview 2pm

Childrens Theatre

Aug. 18th

Black Music Honors

(live taping)

7pm TPAC

Sept. 3rd

Blak Pak Show

FooBar 8pm

Sept. 23rd

College Jam Session

Mt. Gilead MBC

Oct. 15th

Show

Nov. 5th

Vanderbilt

Nov. 11th

Soul 2 Sole

404 Bar and Grill

Nov. 18th

Adia Victoria

The East Room

8pm

Dec. 3rd

Private Jazz Gala

Dec. 10th

State of The Word

Langford Auditorium

Dec. 22nd

Villematic

The End

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2015

 

January 16th

Bigger Than Hip Hop

Cafe Coco 8pm

 

January 22nd

Writers Anonymous

4:30pm (Live Music)

 

Feburary 7th

Black History House

East Library 2pm

 

Feburary 26th

The New Dope

The End 8pm (Hip-Hop)

 

Feburary 28th

Black History Show

Wesley Church

5:30pm

 

April 1st

Williamson County Slam

4pm

 

April 2nd

TPAC High School Slam

7pm

 

April 14th

Hendersonville Library

Sumner Country Slam

4pm

 

April 18th

MidSouth Grand Slam

TSU 7pm

 

April 19th

Up Close and Poetry

404 Grille 6pm

 

 

May 2nd

Beyond The Truth

FreeStyle Gallery

2pm Downtown Library

 

 

May 9th

Auburn Festival

Atlanta, GA

 

 

May 15th

COTM

(Gospel Show) 7pm

 

June 15th

Nashville in Sounds and Words

Belmont Chapel 7pm

 

June 28th

Musicians Corner ( Mainstage)

Centennial Park 3pm

 

July 9th

Mobile Soul Cafe

The Post East 7pm

 

Aug 8th

Rhythm and Rhymes

Foobar Too 8pm

 

Sept 9th

Opening for Homeboy Sandman

Stone Fox 8pm

 

Sept 17th

Lyrics and Laughter

The Complex Nashville 7pm

 

Sept 20th

Urban Soul Cafe

The Cave 4pm

 

Oct 1st

Rock The Red Open Mic

Delta Event

Tailgaters 7:30pm

 

Oct 4th

Opening for Saul Williams

Exit/In 8pm

 

Oct 10th

VilleMatic

Cafe CoCo 8pm

 

 Nov 14th

Photo Slam

Main Street Gallery 7pm

 

Nov 22nd

Up Close and Poetry

Feat. Preston Perry P4CM

COTM 6pm

 

Dec 5th.

Al-D &E.T. release party

(Hosting) FooBar

9pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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