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PHOTOS FROM VERBAL HUSTIN' VOLUME 1 - 12.16.06

THE PURPOSE & FOUNDING POETS
In every generation there are artists whose voices represent the struggles of the nation’s have-nots. In the 60s, legends like Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan and The Watts Prophets warned the world about African American oppression. Following 2 decades of failed political promises and socio-economic upheaval, hip-hop became the language of change as MCs like Chuck D, Rakim and KRS ONE encouraged urban minded youth to learn about the knowledge of self in the 80s and 90s. And today, as rap music becomes less reflective of the realities of ghetto life and the world becomes increasingly hostile, some of the most poignant voices of freedom are coming from the nation’s growing spoken word community.

At the forefront of this movement are The Poets: Kwabena Antoine Nixon and Muhibb Dyer. More than just artists, The Poets are fastly becoming the faces of the country’s growing youth movement. As leaders in their Milwaukee community, their powerful words have mobilized youth to voting booths, inspired detainees in juvenile lock up and rocked crowds at sold out concert halls. Their current effort, The Campaign Against Violence, seeks to curb inner city violence.

No longer local talents, their reputation as top notch performers has quickly spread outside of the rustbelt and these two powerful lyricists have shared the stage with many of hip-hop's biggest names including P. Diddy, Talib Kweli and Common.

Their message is so motivating that in 2004 Congresswoman Maxine Waters flew The Poets to Washington D.C. to perform for the Congressional Black Caucus after hearing them move the crowd at a campaign stop in Milwaukee. And with hip-hop coming to a close and the world impatiently watching urban America’s next move, The Poets are ready to become the voices of the next generation.
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME POETRY...?
Flood the Hood with Dreams offers a variety of writing workshops and presentations using poetry as it's vehicle to address specific issues that face our society. DVDs, Books and CDs are available for purchase.
Experience the FLOOD THE HOOD WITH DREAMS Telling My Story CURRICULUM complete with spoken word and writing exercises. This is a two hour self-discovery writing and performance workshop that deals with getting individuals young and mature to tell their story. This curriculum is perfect for elementary through collegiate students, conferences, book clubs, study groups, group homes, correctional facilities.
I. The Truth Is
Foundational Quote: “It made me feel better sometimes to get something down on paper just like I felt it. It brought a kind of relief to be able to describe my pain.” -Nathan McCall
II. Getting Past It, Light your Candle
Foundational Quote: “When we acknowledge our errors and face up to our shortcomings, noone can use them against us”. – Iyanla Vanzant
III. Creating Your World
Foundational Quote: “We are the ones we have always been waiting for”- Kwabena Ruben Harpole
Contact Booking Agent Lelah Hunley at 414-788-1928 for Program Cost, Prices our negotiable. Additional performance, such as schools, community centers open mic venues can be further discussed.
For booking information contact Lelah Huntley @ 414.788.1928 [email protected] . Digital media kits are available.
UPCOMING EVENTS & SHOWS
Milwaukee's Poetry Unplugged , Coming Soon on Tuesdays
hosted by Kwabena Antoine Nixon (KAN)
Flood the Hood with Dreams in Conjunction with Campaign Against Violence presents...
My Mic, My Ministry, My Poetry (a Kwabena Antoine Nixon Production)
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED FOR REASONS BEYOND OUR CONTROL. (Call 414.788.1928 for questions, ticket information and vendor information for our next event.)
Ebony Weekend , February 15-17, 2008
University of Wisconsin, Platteville
For Info contact myspace.com/kwabenaantionenixon
Lyrical Sanctuary , Every 2nd Wed. @ UW, Milwaukee,
For info contact myspace.com/mcfaddendonte
The National Flood The Hood with Dreams &
Campaign Against Violence Tour
Coming Summer 2008 !
Contact Mi'Le' Productions for Events & Workshop Booking , Sponsorship & Media Information at
mi_leconsulting @yahoo.com or 414.788.1928 !

BOOKS, CDs, & CALENDARS
2008 Children Are Crying Calendar
Deadra and Muhibb Dyer
Send us a message to purchase the 6th Annual Children Are Crying Calendar, a photographic salute and acknowledgement of the many youth affected by violence in our country.

Eye Write What Eye See
Poetry Book by Kwabena Antoine Nixon
January 2007
Take a walk through history to the future as you engage in poetry that starts from the foundation of our ancestral beginning and travels through to the laying of a new foundation.

The Best of Kwabena
CD by Kwabena Antoine Nixon
Coming Soon
Got to go deeper. Got to get deeper. If you're not looking for hard truth, deep realism and a push to not just be better, but help make others better; If you're not willing to think and reflect and forge ahead then this CD is not for you.

The Hate That Hate Produced
Play by and featuring
Muhibb Dyer & Kwabena Antoine Nixon
April 2008
The Hate That Hate Produced deals with the origin of Hate in the Black community and how it is reciprocated through family, romantic and community interactions.