Tru Shares: She Blessed Us In Many Ways…Too Many To Count
Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that can make the biggest impact. Kenyetta Middleton is a little girl who approached me and Melissa Wade during our Caare Inc Day Of Community Service in Durham on Saturday. Scared and unsure, she asked us if she could sing on the radio. We said yes. She amazed us.
True Poetics (VIDEO): Ep#16 Dasan Ahanu
This week, on “True Poetics”, we caught up with poet/spoken word and hip-hip artist Dasan Ahanu (Chris Massenburg) from Durham, NC to talk about life as a poet, the Bull City Slam Team, and his love for Hip-Hop music.
Video: Tim’m West “Acrobatics”
“Acrobatics” was produced and directed by @Truittao in support of the July 4, 2011 release of Tim’m Wests new studio project Fly-Brotha’.
True Poetics (VIDEO): Ep#15 “G” And Southern Fried Haiku
This week, on the latest edition of the True Poetics Podcast, we caught up with Southern Fried 2011 Indie Poet Champion “G” Yamazawa from Durham, NC to talk about competing as an Indie Poet and the Head-2-Head Haiku bout at this year’s Southern Fried Poetry Slam.
True Poetics (VIDEO): Ep#14 Copasetic Soul
This week, on the latest edition of the True Poetics Podcast, we caught up with St. Louis poet/spoken word artist and photographer Copasetic Soul.
Video: Relay For Life at Duke University 2011
The Durham Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma along with the undergrad chapter from Duke University participated in the 2011 Relay For Life.
True Poetics (VIDEO): Ep#13 J. Ivy
This week, on the latest addition of the True Poetics Podcast, we caught up with 3 time Def Poet J. Ivy. J. Ivy talks about his roots in Chicago, working Kanye West on “College Drop Out,” HBO’s Def Poetry Jam and his latest CD project.
Tru Shares: A Lovely Picture Perfect Day
It was a really cool day to be in Fayetteville , NC for Unity In The Community. I was pleasantly surprised to see so many budding artists taking advantage of the free finger painting activity. Above is a piece created by a young girl that i met while working at our event.











