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Creator of @themodernpoetnyc

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THE LINEUP IS HERE. 🎂🔥
rebel tongues is turning one, and we’ve gathered some of the most incredible voices, movers, and music-makers we know to celebrate with you. meet the artists making this night unforgettable 👇

🎤 Kai Diata Giovanni is the 2025 New York City Youth Poet Laureate. From Brooklyn, NY, to Nairobi, Kenya, Kai has organized and performed locally, nationally and internationally as an artivist (artist-activist) for many years. Their work routinely explores race, rage, radical justice, and belonging. Kai has performed with the Brooklyn Museum, the Blue Note Jazz Club, the Guggenheim, Lincoln Center, the WNBA, University of Nairobi, Trinity Church, Nuyorican Poets Cafe, TEDx, and more.

🎤 Brittany Barker is a child of God, an award-winning poet and educator from Harlem, and Executive Director of Creative Soul House. She ranked 3rd in the world at the 2023 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam, has performed at Lincoln Center and the Apollo, and was on the Nuyorican Poets Cafe’s national slam team in 2024 and 2025. She’s the author of the poetry collection WOUND HONEY and the one-woman show Magic in the Middle.

💃🏻 Sumbul is an Indian bellydancer based in NYC who captivates audiences near and far. Performing across the globe—from Greece to Cairo—she brings seamless elegance and international flair to every stage.

📅 Nov 13th · 🕖 7p

RSVP ↓ link in bio. you do NOT want to miss this one. 💥

#nycpoetry #spokenword #bellydance #mutualaid #nycevents

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ONE YEAR OF REBEL TONGUES. 🎂🔥 and we're throwing the party of the year.
we had a dream: to bring together the diaspora of the global south in a bigger, more expansive vision of community and solidarity. and you made it real. 🌍

this night is for every single one of you who got up on our mic for the first time. who made a new friend in the crowd. who stayed late to help us stack chairs. who snapped, cheered, cried, and held space for a stranger's words. who lent us your incredible talents, even for just a few minutes. this birthday is yours as much as ours. 🫶

this is not a regular night. this is a CELEBRATION:

💃 belly dancing that will have the whole room moving 🎤 poetry from the voices that built this community 🎶 live music all night 🎁 prizes to be won ✨ and surprises we're not allowed to tell you about yet 👀

and proceeds go to mutual aid in ع @* a because celebrating ourselves means showing up for each other, as always, we'll post the donation receipts so you can see exactly where your money went.

📅 Nov 13th 2026 🕖 7pm  
bring your friends. bring your loudest cheers. bring your dancing shoes. this is one you'll be talking about for the next year. 💥

RSVP ↓ link in bio

#nycpoetry #spokenword #bellydance #nyc #brooklyn

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Octavia E. Butler once said, “There’s no single answer that will solve all of our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers–at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.”

this is me being my own answer. this is where i learned to trust myself. this is what protection looks like. what reclamation looks like. what forgiveness looks like. now, i breathe freely again, if not for the first time, and i am no longer afraid.

“come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.” - Lucille Clifton

“parable i”, from my forthcoming debut full length poetry collection, unreliable narrator (Button Poetry, 2026), out on 01/26/2027. pre-orders available now. are you ready?

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Big love to @g_eazy for giving me the opportunity to touch that stage and be a part of the tour. 🙏🏾 You didn’t have to open that door for me, so I’ll never take it for granted. Every crowd, every city, every moment was another reminder that I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be. From Brooklyn to bigger stages… we just getting started. 🗽🔥💯 shoutouts to the doctor who created this @sagetheracer love brother #HansumRell #GEazy #TourLife #BreakingNews #Madavenue

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PERFORMANCE ALERT!

Wow, so very proud of this piece. First, big up to my circus company ANKOLE for making moments like this possible.

Also, big up to @rebelartsmovement in Philly that acted as my home for a week. You all are doing such wonderful work.

@goddess_kinah_icon and I had a few hours between two days to figure out what we were bringing this night, and this is the story that developed. Thank you for trusting me and teaching me Lyra-hoop!!

This was my first time performing on this apparatus y'all! But it certainly will not be my last.

Thank you @_justjuic3 for 📹

#blackcircus
#lyra
#hoop
#circus
#artist

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The UnGrateful Black Artist Institute Info Sessions!

Interested in learning more about my Institute. Pop into one of my info sessions and learn what all the fuss is about.

Monday: September 7th - 7 to 8:30 PM EST.

LINK IN BIO to sign up!

#UnGratefulBlackArtistinstitute
#informationsession

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My name is UGBA (oog ba) aka The UnGrateful Black Artist & I am hosting an event entitled: "An Afternoon w/ UGBA."

The UnGrateful Black Artist Institute is in its second year and this event is where I show potential students and the general public—just what I got.

Who knows what I’ll do? A dance? A poem? A scene? A song? You’ll have to come to find out.

Aug 30th
Doors at 2 PM
Show at 2:30 SHARP
Abrons Art Center
466 Grand St.
Room G05
$10

I will also be discussing the institute and what someone who may be interested should expect.

Beat: @lei0ra

ACCESSIBILITY:
The Abrons Art Center’s (466 Grand Street) temporary accessible entrance is through their garden gate on Willet Street. Ring the doorbell at the gate for entry.

LINK IN BIO TO RSVP!

#UnGratefulBlackArtistinstitute #black #artist #creator

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APPLICATIONS OPEN AUGUST 10TH!

Are you down to embark on a journey with me?

The UnGrateful Black Artist Institute is a 12-week/33 session online course I have been dreaming up both consciously and unconsciously since I decided to embody the name UnGrateful Black Artist (UGBA) myself.

—This is the institute's 2nd year!

WHAT TO EXPECT

This course explores what it means to be an UnGrateful Black Artist. Since adopting this name, I've found that many people hear "UnGrateful Black Artist"—& think "ungrateful Black person." Which—may or may not be true—regardless, this response is indicative of how Black people (particularly in this country) are seen. When we dare to demand more—a "more" that is usually aligned with verifiable evidence of our actions' positive impact on the environment around us—we are considered "ungrateful." This word is often used as a leash to keep us tame and small.

& yet we press on!

In this institute, we embrace the "ungrateful." Within these 12 weeks, I will be sharing stories from my over 15-year experience being a professional artist. I will invite friends/colleagues into conversations/panels surrounding what happened when they decided to be "ungrateful" in the face of art institutions wishing to smother their light. We will have reading and written assignments—as well as projects that touch the realms of dance, performance, and visual art. By the end of our time together: one goal is for each participant to leave more assured and confident in what they bring as an artist to this world.

Another goal: for each participant to leave with a renewed understanding of the importance of rigor, discipline, and devotion to one's craft.

APPLICATIONS OPEN AUGUST 10th!

#instaqueer #theungratefulblackartistinstitute #ugba #Artist #institute

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Sage (2025) dir. Parker Foster @nzslausiv

In Partnership with Scatter Joy Project @thescatterjoyproject

Starring: Jamal Pedro @sagetheracer

After his divorce, Sage tries to find the identity he lost.

Watch it here: https://vimeo.com/1116959113

#sage #shortfilm #creativeproject #moviescenesً #shortmoviesmonamour

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Poetry in NYC is experiencing something special right now. If you know, you know! Best believe we’re going to keep that energy going. Come join us for a special night of poetry!

Plus our features for the night are none other than the modern (word play) poetry Shaq and Kobe, the founder of @themodernpoetnyc and the 2025 Nuyorican Poets Café Grand Slam Champion, both of who were on the 2026 Nuyorican Poets Café Slam Team which placed sixth nationally.

📍 @alkecafe 1838 Adam Clayton Powell (Harlem)
🗓️ July 31st
🕰️ 6-9pm

RSVP with link in bio!

#FridayNightSoul
#CreativeSoulHouse
#NewYorkPoetry
#NYCPoetry
#Harlem

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Our Overflow Genesis Team has been deep in the lab these past few month, producing and licensing outstanding new films, building out the platform streaming capabilities and defining our leadership principles. All with the intention of bringing you culturally rooted, spiritually meaningful stories via the quality experience our community is worthy of.

Enter the determined mind of our Founder + CEO, Jeff A. Watkins, a.k.a. "The Mad Scientist", to see what happens when vision and purpose spark innovation. #comingsoon #beinoverflow #blackfilms #blackstorytelling #blackcreators #blackintech

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TONIGHT!!!! Come through to our poetry slam! We have an incredible feature, an amazing host and a FIRE LINEUP OF SLAMMERS all to celebrate our cancer queens @poetnextdoor and @_jennifermartinez__ !!! Who is going to take the crown??? Stay tuned!!! <3

BLOOM is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the New York State Legislature and administered by Brooklyn Arts Council.

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