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