In Rekia Boyd, Nigerian-Chicagoan Porsha Olayiwola explores the injustice of violence against black women and girls, and why we must show our outrage for black women victims. Nigerian-Chicagoan, ...
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Black Enterprise: Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola’s Bookstore Highlights Community And Marginalized Authors
Porsha Olayiwola is a writer, performer, educator and curator who uses afro-futurism and surrealism to examine historical and current issues in the Black, woman, and queer diasporas. She is an ...
Porsha Olayiwola remembers the moment she was inspired her to write her first one-woman show. It was 2012 and she had just finished a poetry reading at a college. A man with a long, blonde and shaggy ...
WKAR: Poet Porsha Olayiwola shares the process of taking poetry to the stage during MSU visit
Porsha Olayiwola Porsha Olayiwola is a Chicago-born, Boston-based writer, poet and performer. Boston-based writer Porsha Olayiwola is no stranger to the stage, having performed spoken word and poetry ...
Poet Porsha Olayiwola shares the process of taking poetry to the stage during MSU visit
Essence: Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola Highlights Marginalized Authors And Builds Community With New Bookstore
Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola isn’t just a wordsmith—she’s a community builder. Her latest project, justBook-ish, an independent bookstore in Dorchester, Massachusetts, is as much about ...
Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola Highlights Marginalized Authors And Builds Community With New Bookstore
Olayiwola said her vision is for justBookish to be 'a literary gathering space.' JustBookish, an independent bookstore in Boston, is unique for a few reasons, chief among them is who is responsible ...