Jinahie: Spoken word artist/poet
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Start Date: Mar. 20, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM
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This event is free to attend! Part of RVC Women's History Month activities. Held at RVC's Student Center Atrium on the RVC main campus.
For Jinahie, spoken word is a vehicle to inspire and educate others. Her areas of interest include gender, ethnic strife, racial prejudice, sexuality, poverty, corruption, war, and injustice. Currently, Jinahie is a psychology and creative writing double major at the University of Maryland, College Park, and performs her spoken word at colleges and universities throughout the country. She serves as a mentor for abused and disadvantaged children, works with students with disabilities, and guest teaches local creative writing workshops. She is also currently involved in several collaborative efforts with other spoken word artists and musician having shared the stage with many including: Common, Mos Def, Thirteen, MC K-Swift, The Roots, John Mayer, Branford Marsalis, Smokey Robinson, and Baba Israel. She hopes to become a counselor for abused, traumatized, and disadvantaged youth with a focus on the use of spoken word.
