D-Black is a Bronx-native who has been writing and performing poetry for the past 7 years. Being a direct descendant of an African mother (Sierra Leone to be exact) and being born and raised in African-American surroundings has helped D-BLACK to look at his culture from “both sides of the fenceâ€. With this background, as well as his love & experience for the acting industry, D-BLACK has done his best to feed others with his verbal food for thought. By blending his social/psychological awareness with his urban/Afrocentric flavor he tries his best to express issues that promote Black awareness and unity. He has been doing so successfully at such venues as Nuyorican Poets Café, Urban Juke Joint, the African Burial Grounds, NJPAC (New Jersey Performing Arts Center), MOCAs in Harlem, the Knitting Factory, the Bowery Poets Café, and various “Spoken Word Showcases†hosted by WORDSTOCK, Inc., Hottest Poets, Inc., and For the Love of Poetry. He has been named a Regional Grand Slam Spoken Word Champion for The Great Debaters Slam 2007, Nubian Heritage Slam 2007, and an opening–act for Phyllis Yvonne-Stickney at Symphony Space in Harlem. He is also the three-time winner of the Manhattan Monologue Slam for August – November ’08 (www.mmslam.com). D-Black is currently promoting his first DVD project entitled, THE BLACK EXPERIENCE- the visual anthology DVD based upon his double-chapbook, just my thoughts. The dvd consists of 12 live performances recorded at various poetry venues that are sure to captivate, provoke, and entertain (also available on-line at www.myspace.com/dblk504). D-Black is also known for his various theatrical roles in off-Broadway plays/commercials. He was recently featured in R ‘n B star, Tiffany Evans’ music video for “I’m Grown†and is soon to premiere in an independent film titled “Hey Diddle, Diddle†(www.whereismadmax.com) set for release in 2009. To keep abreast of D-Black’s upcoming events and bookings, please follow-up with his calendar postings on his myspace page (www.myspace.com/dblk504) or feel free to contact him at
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