Poets. Poets with albums to poets that hide their notebooks from the world. Time to come out of hiding.D-BlackTraining & Education: Afrikan Women’s Repertory Theatre Training The School for Film & Television Including:Monologues Improvisation I, Auditioning/Cold Reading, Acting II, Commercial I, Basics,Commercial Course I, Film/TV BasicsAwards & Competitions:Manhattan Monologue Slam Competition 2006: Finalist TNT Dramatic Monologue Competition 2004: Semi-FinalistFeatures: Sunday Night Set, Sisters of Soul Restaurant (NJ) Slammetry by Rob Hylton Goat Café (South Orange, NJ) African-American Museum Showcase by Poetry Man African-American Museum (Hempstead, LI) Culture Shock Mondays Sutra Lounge (West Village, NY) Xperience Saturdays by Essence Food for Thought (Brooklyn, NY) Poetic Experience by Chris Slaughter Juke Juice Joint Jaffe (Brooklyn, NY) Summer Book Fair ’06 by Sisters Uptown Bookstore Harlem Book Fair (Harlem, NY) Opening Act for Phyllis Yvonne Stickney by Harlem Experience Symphony Space (Harlem, NY) Drumadics by William Johnson American Theater of Actors (New York, NY)Slams: 2007 “The Great Debaters†Regional Slam Champion Hottest Poets 2007 Nubian Heritage Slam Champion Nubian HeritageSeminars & Workshops:.. Poetry Workshop for Reality Check Volunteer Children’s Read-A-Book Day for PS 249 Caton School (Brooklyn,NY)DefinitionFeatures:Brooklyn - Folukie's (Folukie's Kwanzaa Celebration) L.E.S. - Nuyorican Poets' Cafe' (Write From Wrong) Harlem - Billie's Black (Pymer Myne-a-thon)Slams:SUNY Cortland - SUNY Slam Champion of SUNY Cortland Nuyorican Poets' Cafe' - Placed 2nd Bar 13 - Placed 2ndProducts:Self-published book "The Art of Golden Immortality" CD "Definition's Vocal Epilogues"Accolades:Staff Writer for Dragon Chronicle, Resident Poet, Speaker co-founder of MOVE (Men of Values and Excellence)at SUNY Cortland Resident Poet at Folukie'sOther Skills: Piano forte drums tap dancePoetic AssasinFeatures:Bowery Poetry Club (three times)– 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012 Cornelia st. café (twice)- 29 Cornelia Street, NYC 10014 Full Spectrum healthy Food Store (no longer open)- 129 E. Front St. Plainfield, NJ 07060 Barnes and Noble- North Brunswick Rt. 1 South North Brunswick, NJ 0890 Barnes and Noble- Menlo Park Mall - 55 Parsonage Road 419 Menlo Park Drive Edison, NJ 08837 CT's Bar-B-Que (three times)- 920 Hamilton Street, Somerset, NJ 08873 Caribbean Palace- (twice)- 656 Hamilton St, Somerset, NJ 08873 Sutra Lounge- 16 1st Ave between 1st and 2nd, Manhattan, NY 10002 Nuyorican Poets Café- 236 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009 5 Points Poet Lounge- 30 Mott St. Chinatown NY, 10013 State Theatre - Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Area 51 “Capicu Poetry†291 Hooper St, Brooklyn, NY Red Lion Café- Rutgers University- New Brunswick, NJ 08901 McDaniel’s College -Decker College Center, Westminster, Maryland 21157 Crescent Moon- 1301 U Street NW, WASHINGTON, 20001Slams: Erotic Slam Champion 2 time Bowery Poetry Collegiate Slam Champion 1st Ever Full Spectrum ChampionProduct: A self produced book entitled “Concrete Evidentsâ€Other Special Skills: I am a song writer, and have a keen eye for talent.Other Accolades: I am a mentor, a Pre-Kindergarten teacher and supervisor to those young and old who are seeking ways to develop not only as a writer, but also as a human. I also co-host an open mic every Tuesday through the University in which I attend.Any other additives:Boasting is not one of traits, but being confident about my talents is. I have the uncanny ability to make words and feelings come to life through the paper and via the spoken word in ways which separate myself, from the average poet.