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About Me

Johnny "Obadele" Jenkins Jr. is the current Creative Director/Principle of NoirAmeria, a Detroit-based design communication studio disciplined in graphic design, creative writing, corporate identity, consulting and event management.A Louisiana-born, native Detroiter, he is a multimedia producer who explores the creative concept of visual verse through the collective works of poetry, performance, visual art and design.He is a Co-Producer and Resident Host of the EchoVerse Poetry & Slam Series. He is also the Slam Master of the Detroit Slam Team at the Java Exchange Cafe.JyObadele has committed over ten years to community service nurturing pride through the development of culture, self-identity and community empowerment as the founding father of the Black Pride Society - producers of Detroit's annual Hotter Than July (Black SGL Pride).....
JyObadele & DJ Andre Royster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjs99pmJxwE

JyObadele (Johnny Jenkins Jr.) and DJ Andre Royster welcome EchoVerse Patrons to 1515 Broadway Theater in Downtown Detroit.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Nikki Giovani, Nelson Mandela, U.S. Senator Barak Obama, I'm not to hung up on personalities. Most of the folk I'd like to meet are now ancestors: Langston Hughes, W.E.B. Dubois, Ralph Bunche, Madame C. J. Walker and the likes. Prince and Janet Jackson have always been of my two favorite performers. Beyonce is becoming one of my top favorites because no one can sing, dance and bounce in stilettos like her.View All Friends | View Blog | Add Comment


My Blog

2008 Catalyst Award Recipient

Honor Our Community's Heroes - Sunday, October 12, 2008It's important to take a moment out of our lives to say, "Thank you. Well done." Join us on Sunday, October 12 as we honor several of our commu...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:21:00 GMT

Poetry Slams + Open Mics During Detroit’s Hotter Than July This Weekend

HTJ!2008 Poetry Slam @ 1515 Broadway Theater$100.00 Grand Prize & Title, Featuring Invincible, JyObadele, SoundCircle, Open Mic + MoreIt's officially the hottest, most inclusive slam in the Motor City...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:32:00 GMT

Did You Know It’s Legal to Fire People Because of Sexual Orientation?

Hence the reason amending the Elliot Larson Amendment in the Michigan constitution to include sexual orientation and gender identity is so important to many in our community. Next time you hear someon...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:10:00 GMT

EchoVerse Summer Features + 2008 Battle of the Sexes

Welcome to the EchoVerse Folk,We got some great features coming to the Java Exchange Cafe this Summer. Also, come and check Andre and myself out at the Detroit Public Library's Java & Jazz Coffeehouse...
Posted by on Wed, 14 May 2008 19:54:00 GMT

The Biggest + Baddest Has A Courage Problem

Today i'm sitting in the largest sit down dinner in America. It's produced by the self proclaimed biggest and baddest chapter of the NAACP located in Detroit.I can't argue the "biggest" proclamation, ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:59:00 GMT

Jerimiah Wright Quote

"Different does not mean deficient." -Rev. Jerimiah Wright Jr.
Posted by on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:11:00 GMT

Meet EchoVerse’s 2008 Detroit Slam Team

2008 DETROIT SLAM TEAMIt was a heck of a show. All the poets brought their A-game to last weeks EchoVerse IV: The Final Stage event. At the end of the night, only four was standing. The EchoVerse Poet...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:03:00 GMT

Monica Conyers... Funny, Ghetto & Tragic

This video is all three elements at the same time. Charles Pugh for Detroit City Council. Will we ever get any relief? Nevertheless, I still love my city. Don't fuck with Detroit or Detroit w...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:02:00 GMT

EchoVerse IV: The Final Stage Finalist Announced

Check out the latest via: echoversepoetry.comCongratulations to all the 2008 EchoVerse Poetry Slam participants for providing another great season of performance poetry in Detroit. EchoVerse Entertain...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 18:47:00 GMT

EchoVerse Semi-Finalist Revised (04/03)

Semi-Final OneFRIDAY, APRIL 4th @ JAVA EXCHANGE CAFE1. Londell Thomas2. Tava3. O Negative4. Divine Lyrcist5. T-Miller6. Epiphany7. Karega Ani8. Prince Tijani9. Speak Loudly1...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:24:00 GMT