Where is the Original Woman?

As a law student, it is difficult to post performances too far in advance.

I will try to keep you updated month by month.

Past Schedule

November 2006

November 7^th – GOTV w/ America Votes – Denver, CO

October 2006

October 20^th – Greek GOTV Day – Denver, CO

October 21^st -22^nd – Hoffman Competition

September 2006

September 31^st - America Votes GOTV Poetry Party – Mercury Café Denver, CO

August 2006

August 17^th – Ball State University – Muncie, IN

June 2006

June 10^th – Nuba Slam – Aurora, CO

June 23^rd – Smokebrush Gallery – Colorado Springs, CO

April 2006

April 18^th – Lyrical Liberation – Denver, CO

Every Friday – Lyrical Liberation Radio Show – Online, Worldwide!

April 30^th – Pan African Film Festival Panel – Denver, CO

March 2006

Mar 18^th – Workshop and Feature Set – Gainesville, FL

Mar 19^th – AKA Lounge – Orlando, FL

Mar 21^st- Black on Black Rhyme – Tampa, FL

Mar 22^nd – The Lobby – St. Petersberg, FL

Mar 23^rd – Black on Black Rhyme - Tallahassee, FL

Mar 24^th – 26^th – Texas

February 2006

Feb 17^th – Last Poet Standing Slam – Kansas City, MO

Feb 18^th – Lift Every Voice and Speak – Topeka, KS

Feb 20^th – Feature at Jazz Poetry Jam at Blue Room– Kansas City, MO

Feb 21^st – 23^rd - Charlotte, NC

Feb 22^nd – Workshop with Nash County Arts – Rocky Mount, NC

Feb 24^th – Durham, NC

Feb 25^th – Madd Jazz Black History Showcase – Forestville, MD

January 2006

Jan 5^th – Voicez and Vybez – Forth Lauderdale, FL

Jan 6^th -Profetik Mixture Powered, Spittfiya & Street Linguistiks –Miami, FL

Jan 7^th – Feature at Literary Café – Miami, FL

Jan 9^th – Mello Mondays – Miami, FL

Jan 9^th – Churchhill’s Theatre on Monday – Miami, FL

Jan 10^th – Feature at Dada – Delray Beach, FL

Jan 17^th – Feature at Pretty Boy School of Public Speaking – Denver, CO

Jan 25^th - Feature at Reproductive Rights Function – University of Denver – Denver, CO

Jan 27^th – Feature at Café Nuba – Denver, Co

December 2005

Dec 16-17 – Feature tour in Detroit, MI

Dec 15^th – Sparrow’s Spot – Detroit, MI

Dec 16^th – The Picnap Poetry Series – Detroit, MI

Dec 17^th – The Sweetest Words Series – Detroit, MI

Dec 18^th – San Jose State University – San Jose, CA

Dec 18^th –The Clarion Lounge – San Jose, CA

Dec 19^th – Youth Uprising Community Center – Oakland, CA

Dec 20^th – Ruta Maya Poetry Open Mic – Austin, TX

Dec 21^st – New Soul Slam – Austin, TX

Dec 22^nd – Fort Worth Slam – Fort Worth, TX

Dec 23^rd – Dallas Slam – Dallas, TX

November 2005

Nov 5^th – Slamming at Blutoste Café – Denver, CO – 1^st Place Slam Champ!

October 2005

Oct 14^th – 16^th -Leaf Festival – Black Mountain, NC

Oct 23^rd – Slam at Mercury Café – Denver, CO

Oct 27^th – Feature set at Kasbah – Denver, CO

Oct 28^th – Special Guest Set at Café Nuba – Denver, CO

August 2005

Aug 10^th -13^th – National Poetry Slam – Albuquerque, NM

August 20^th – Sistah Cypher – Black August Slam – Washington, DC

July 2005

July 1^st – 3^rd –National NOW Conference – Nashville, TN

July 9^th – Feature at Shairi’s – Durham, NC

July 10^th – Carolina Slam Tour – Greenville, SC

July 14^th – Workshop for DC Hip Hop Festival – 1pm Washington, DC

July 16^th – Workshop for DC Hip Hop Festival – 11am Washington, DC

July 16^th – Blackout Feature for DC Hip Hop Festival – 7pm Washington, DC

July 17^th – Workshop and Feature with DC Hip Hop Festival – Washington, DC

July 19^th – Youth workshop/Feature at Gunstring Com Ctr – Arlington, VA

July 21^st – Carolina Slam Tour – Charlotte, NC

July 22^nd – Feature at Fish Tea Café – Washington, DC

July 23^rd – Sistah Cypher – Black Beauty CD Release Party – Washington, DC

July 25^th – 31^st DC Blackout Lyrics on Lockdown Tour – Washington, DC

July 26^th – Carolina Slam Tour – Columbia, SC

July 29^th – Carolina Slam Tour – Durham, NC

June 2005

June 1^st – 3^rd Take Back America Conference – Washington, DC

June 9^th -11^th – Southern Fried, - Charlotte, North Carolina

June 14^th – Paper Trail Slam – Washington, DC

June 19^th – Sistah Cypher Juneteenth Celebration! – Washington, DC

June 22^nd – Monica Daye’s Night of Poetry – Durham, NC

June 26^th- My Birthday!

June 29^th – July 2^nd – Vigil to Abolish the Death Penalty – US Supreme Court The Abolitionist Action Committee – Washington, DC

May 2005

May 3^rd - $500 Poetry Slam Norfolk, VA

May 4^th – Feature at Café mawanaj – Washington, DC

May 5^th -7^th – Akoben Poetry Festival – Norfolk, VA

May 12^th – Feature at Notre Maison – Baltimore, MD

May 13^th – Feature at Metro Teen AIDS –Washington, DC

May 13^th -15^th – Leaf Festival – Black Mountain, NC

May 20^th – Women’s word’s Slam – Washington, DC (Tentative)

May 20^th – Bull City Slam Finals – Durham, NC

May 20^th -22^nd – Gender Pac National Conference – Arlington, VA

May 29^th – Afram Slam

April 2005

April 1^st – 3^rd NOW Women of Color and Allies Conference – Arlington, VA

April 7^th – 9^th Feminism and Hip Hop Conference – Chicago, IL

April 9^th – 11^th National Collegiate Global Women’s and Human Rights Conference – Arlington, VA

April 14^th – Feature at Domestic Violence Awareness event – Montage lounge – Durham, NC

April 15^th – Planned Parenthood Donor Program – Washington, DC (tentative)

April 16^th – Performance at IMF/Worldbank Protest – Washington, DC (tentative)

April 16^th – Take back the night rally – Washington, DC

April 16^th – Underground Spokenword Awards - VA

April 22^nd – Art Under the Stars – Blackout Project – Washington, DC

April 23^rd – Blackout “Still Surviving” – Addressing the Death Penalty – Washington, DC

April 23^rd – Feature at Lyric Ave. – Richmond, VA

April 24^th – 25^th – Baltimore/DC Slam Team Semifinals

April 27^th – University of Maryland – College Park – College Park, MD

April 30^th – Vance County Arts Center – Blackout – Henderson, NC

March 2005

Mar 4^th - 6^th – Freedom Fire Spoken Word Festival – Washington, DC

Mar 6^th – VSU Women’s History month Performance – Petersburg, VA

Mar 11^th – Special Guest Feature – True Brew Café – New Orleans, LA

Mar 11-13^th – Incite Women of Color Against Violence Conference – New Orleans, LA

Mar 19^th – 22^nd – United States Student Association Legislative Conference – Washington, DC

Mar 19^th – Sistah Cypher– Washington, DC

Mar 30^th – Feature at Chocolate Wednesday – Washington, DC

February 2005

Feb. 5^th – Feature w/ National Conference of Organized Resistance w/ Left Turn Magazine Fundraiser – Café Mawanaj – Washington, DC

Feb. 4^th–6^th – Memphis Tennesee Black AID’s Event – (Tentative)

Feb. 9^th – Nora School – workshop and Feature – Silverspring, MD

Feb. 3^rd – Ladies Only Last Poet Standing – Five Seasons -Baltimore, MD won 1^st place

Feb 16^th – Mothertongue anti-valentines day slam – Washington, DC runner up!

Feb. 19^th – Sistah Cypher – Washington, DC

Feb 20^th – Feature at Let your soul speak – Raleigh, NC

Feb 26^th – Feature at Jazz Poetry at Rapture – Jessup, MD www.madjazzpoetry.com

January 2005

Jan 15^th – Sistah Cypher – special inauguration protest series – Washington, DC

Jan 16^th – Feature at Teaism – Washington, DC

Jan 17^th – Feature at Slamicide _ X’s and O’s – Baltimore, MD

Jan 18^th – Feature at Jojo’s w/ Reality Magazine– Washington, DC (13^th and Ust)

Jan 19^th and 20^th – Inaugurate This – Black Cat – Washington, DC

Jan 20^th –Presidential Inauguration Protest – Washington, DC

Jan 21^st – MLK and Anti-war Demonstration -Plymouth Church (5301 N. Capitol NE) – Washington, DC

Jan 21^st – Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Roe v. Wade Forum – Washington, DC

Jan 22^nd – Roe V. Wade Rally – In front of Supreme Ct. – Washington, DC

December 2004

Dec 2^nd – The Last Poet Standing – Baltimore vs. DC Slam – Baltimore, MD ( DC Won!)

Dec 23^rd – Meeting with Marshal Eddie Conway in prison w/ Blackout DC

Dec 31^st. – Urban Cowboys New Years Eve Extravaganza – Durham, NC

November 2004

Nov 6^th – Free Eddie Conway Rally – Baltimore, MD

Nov 7^th – Reverb – Columbia, SC

Nov 8^th – East Bay Coffee House – Charleston, SC

Nov 9^th – Soul Therapy – Columbia, SC

Nov 10^th – Featuring at Wide open Wed – Atlanta, GA

Nov 11^th – Featuring at Clitarati – Atlanta, GA

Nov 12^th – Betty Pearl’s Greenville Poetry Slam – Greenville, SC

Nov 13^th – Club Oz – Savannah, GA

Nov 14^th – Savannah State University WORD Poetry Night – Savannah, GA

Nov 20^th – Hosting Sistah Cypher – Brian Mackenzie Info Shop -Washington, DC

Nov 20^th – Books for Africa Poetry Slam – Howard University – Washington,, DC

October 2004

Oct 7^th - $500 Scene Slam – Baltimore, MD

Oct.10^th -Nov. 2^nd – Election work in Philly, PA and Charlottesville, VA

Oct 15^th – NCADP Conference - Gauladet University – Washington, DC

Oct 16^th – NCADP Conference - Gauladet University – Panel Discussion – Washington, DC

Oct 16^th – Hosting Sistah Cypher – Brian Mackenzie Info Shop -Washington, DC

Oct 21^st – Joe’s Coffehouse – Jacksonville, NC

September 2004

Sept 1^st – Performing at Stop the Bush Agenda Protest – NYC, NY

Sept 3^rd – Florida Tallahassee University Performance – Tallahassee, FL

Sept 4^th – 5^th – Toronto International Poetry Festival/Slam – Toronto, Canada

Sept. 11^th – Poet’s Ball – Washington, DC

Sept 11^th – Black Family Day Reunion – Sponsored by NCNW – Washington, DC

Sep 18^th – Hosting Sistah Cypher – Brian Mackenzie Info Shop – Washington, DC

Sept 23^rd – Memphis Thursday morning radio show – Memphis, TN

Sept 23^rd – Prescott’s – Memphis, TN

Sept 24^th – Nappy by Nature – Memphis, TN

Sept 25^th – Precious Cargo – Memphis, TN

Sept 26^th – Tell – a – Vision – Memphis, TN

Sept 28^th – Poetic Tuesdays – Memphis, TN

August 2004

Aug 8-10 – Hip Hop and Violence Conference – Jamaica, NY

Aug 14^th – Sistah Cypher – Washington, DC

Aug 18^th – Nuyerican Slam (won) – NYC, NY

Aug 20^th - Nuyerican Slam Competion – NYC, NY

Aug 21^st – Happy to Be Nappy – Richmond, VA

Aug 24^th – Kiev Kafe – NYC, NY

Aug 28^th – New York March for Women’s Lives – NYC, NY

Aug 28^th – Respect the Mic – NYC, NY

Aug 28^th – Bowery Slam – NYC, NY

Aug 30^th – Bar 13 – NYC, NY

Aug 31^st – Facilitation Protest Training – NYC, NY

July 2004

July 7^th – Bohemian Caverns Washington, DC

July 12^th – Harambee Radio Interview

July 10^th – African American Family Day Celebration – Wilson, NC

July 16^th – 18^th – National NOW conference – Las Vegas, NV

July 22^nd – Kings of Poetry Slam – New York, NY

June 2004

June 5th – Creative Gifts ministry - Fillmore Spoken Word series – Washington, DC

June 5^th – Sisterfire and Incite-Women of color against violence – Washington, DC

June 8^th – Feature at Cada Vez – 7:30pm – Washington, DC

June 18^th – 20^th – Youth Leadership Conference – Providence, RI

June 26^th – 27^th – Greensboro, NC and My Birthday!

May 2004

May 1^st – Special Guest at Poetic Beats – Washington, DC

May 6^th – Special Guest at DC Lounge – Washington, DC

May 7^th – Latino Youth Conference – Philadelphia, PA

May 7^th – Comedy Tour – Beaufort, SC (Tentative)

May 15^th – Pantene Total You Tour – Convention Center – Charlotte, NC

May 16^th – MGM studios and G&A soul plane slam – Alexandria, VA

May 21^st – 3^rd Annual Women’s Word’s Slam – Washington DC

May 26^th – Featured on WHUR’s 96.3 Poetry corner – midnight – Washington, DC

May 28^th – 31^st –Gullah Festival – Gullah Festival

April 2004

Apr 3^rd – 4^th For Sister’s Only – Charlotte, NC

Apr 4^th – Special Guest at The Golden Stag Lounge – Winston – Salem, NC

Apr 17^th – Stratusphere Def Poetry Slam (Semi-finals) – Jacksonville, NC

April 15^th – Official CD Release Party/ The Collective – Greensboro, NC

April 22-24^th – Word Up! IV – Virginia’s 4^th International Poetry Festival and Concert Series

April 24^th – March for Women’s Lives Pre-banquet performance!

April 25^th – March For Women’s Lives – Washington, DC

April 30^th – Rappers v. Poets – Raleigh, NC

March 2004

Mar 2^nd – Featuring in Vaguemeataphor’s Women’s Hisoty Month Show – Chapel Hill, NC

Mar 3^rd – Featuring at the Wine Up – Charlotte, NC

Mar 4^th – Special Guest at Lyric Lounge – Charlotte, NC

Mar 7^th – 18^th – Touring and promoting in Indianapolis, IN

Mar 18^th - Featuring at Vibe’s – Durham, NC

Mar 19^th – Unity Tour – Raleigh, NC

Mar 27^th – Hosting Jammin Java – Jammin for Women’s Lives – Vienna, VA

Mar 27^th – Women’s Leadership Conference – Uptown, NY

Mar 28^th–April 3^rd – NOW College Tour NC

February 2004

February 11^th – Featuring and Club Candlelights – Jamestown, NC

February 13^th – Hosting “Love on the stage/ Sex on the Page”– Washington, DC

Feb 17^th – Featuring at Vaguemetaphor’s Black History Month Show– Chapel Hill, NC

Feb 18^th – Featuring at Mothertoungue’s Anti-love day slam – Washington, DC

Feb 28^th - Featuring at Urban Energy – Washington, DC

January 2004

January 1st – New Year’s Celebration, Wilson, NC

January 14th – Featuring at the Supperclub – Raleigh, NC

January 19th – Slamming at Stratusphere – Jacksonville, NC

January 20th – MLK B-day celebration – Wilson, NC

January 30th - Mona’s Book Release Celebration/Montage – Durham, NC

December 2003

December 12th – UNIA Reception/Fundraiser: Durham, NC

December 13th – Rappers V. Poets (21^st Records): Raleigh, NC

December 20th – UNIA Rent Party

November 2003

November 9^th-16^th --- Sistersong: Atlanta, GA

November 12^th --- Queens of Poetry: Jamestown, NC

November 21^st – 22^nd --- Claiming Democracy: Washington, DC

November 27th --- Protesting Exploitation and Murder of Native Americans

October 2003

Oct 4^th --- March for Choice Bus Tour Kickoff: Washington, DC

Oct 11^th --- Poet’s Rainbow Tea: Chapel Hill, NC

Oct 17^th --- NOW’s Disability Right’s Conference: Bethesda, MD

Oct 18^th --- NOW’s Disability Right’s Conference: Bethesda, MD

Oct 19^th --- NOW’s Disability Right’s Conference: Bethesda, MD

Oct 20^th --- A&T University: Greensboro, NC

Oct 24^th – 26^th --- Democratic Gain: Detroit, MI

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