Women Empowerment Through Art!

                                                                            

 

Locations!

Norfolk, VA     Washington, DC     Chicago, IL   London (New Location!)

                                                                  

Executive Board

Queen Sheba     The Original Woman     Kwintessential    Mahogany Browne

    

 

Sistah Cypher is dedicated to overcoming obstacles in the lives of women everywhere. We intend to use poetry to foster a sense of community unity, and develop the resulting relationships to empower the masses with truth.

 

 

 

Queen Sheba

This master poetess steps to the stage commanding attention with her inferno performances and undeniable stage presence. Royalty has just walked in.

Internationally known Spoken Word recording artist Queen Sheba's patented emotional roller coaster performances make her a frequently requested feature performer. In addition to being a national venue holder Queen Sheba has opened for artists such as Amel Laureux, Blu Cantrell, The Roots and Jaheim during his Just in case tour.

Queen Sheba is a Spoken Word master lyricist that incorporates poetry with urban cultural influence to send a message that will provoke the mind. Her range of expression extends from the urban pulse of hip-hop to the cerebral, timeless rives of pure jazz. Read More

www.queensheba.org

 

The Original Woman

 

Her Signature Poem “The Original Woman” explains it all.  Through her pride in her own full-figure she teaches our youth and reminds the adults to “love your body.”  In an effort to free our people from the slave like mentality of being “light, white and thin” she uses historical references to remind us of who The Original Woman really was.

 

The Original Woman approaches the stage and confesses, “I have to tell the truth.  I’m not really a poet.  I’m a people’s soldier.    I only use poetry as a tool to mobilize the people.”  This people’s soldier, a native of North Carolina, has been educating, training, and mobilizing since 1996.  Recruiting soldiers one by one, she prepares to mobilize an army around unity, African self-determination, and feminism.  Read More

 

www.theoriginalwoman.com

 

 

 

Kwintessential

 

Who is Kwintessential?  She is a freelance writer from Chicago, who completed a Bachelor’s degree in Communication at the University of Memphis.  Kwintessential is the editor of Underlined Magazine, which is Chicago’s premier Hip-Hop publication.  She is also a writer for SpokenVizions, a spoken word magazine based out of St. Louis, MO.  Kwintessential currently teaches in the Upward Bound Program at Triton College in River Grove, IL.  She has also been employed as a counselor for unemployed workers, and a project manager.

 

Kwintessential began performing 10 years ago when she landed lead roles in Purlie Victorious and 12 Angry Men.  While attending U of M she starred in The Colored Museum, which was the first African American play to be shown on the U of Memphis main stage.  Read More

 

www.hometown.aol.com/poetswithpurpose/ 

 

 

Mahogany L. Browne


Mahogany, born in Oakland, California, has been performing on the intensely creative performance poetry scene since early 1998. As a member of the highly regarded safe sex crew, The Punany Poets (as seen on HBO's Real Sex 24 & 26) Mahogany aspires to alert the Hip-Hop generation with safer sex methods and currently spear-heads the educational program Hip-Hop Poetry as New Professional Theatre's Educational Director. Mahogany can also be heard on radio airwaves throughout the country as the femme fatale poetic voice on Hennessy's Poetry Minute.

Her past performances include special appearances on CBS' talk shows The Ananda Lewis Show and Iyanla Vanzant Show, while she presently completes her 2002 LadySmyth: Untitled European tour. Ms. Browne has earned the highly-acclaimed title as one of The Nuyorican Poets Café Grand Slam Semi-finalist (2002) in addition to winner of Harlem's phenomenal SugarShack Slam; the Hottest Poets Slam @ Jimmy's Uptown and Buffalo, NY Njozi Magazine's Slam & Tri-State Team Slam.  Read More

 

www.mobrowne.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Washington, DC

Venue:  The Brian Mkenzie Info Shop

Host:  The Original Woman and Queen Sheba (and Exe. Board)

 

Address:  1426 9th st NW

Washington DC, 20001

 

Time:  Doors open @ 6:30pm

Open Mic 7-9pm

Feature Performance and Special Guest 9-10pm

 

Annual Show

 

Cost:  $10

 

For more info contact Bookings@theoriginalwoman.com

 

 

 

Chicago, IL

Venue:  African Accent

Hosted by Kwitessential (and Exe. Board)

 

Address:  5847 W. Chicago Ave.

Chicago, IL

 

Annual Show TBA

 

Cost:  $5.00

 

For more info contact kwintessential@sbcglobal.net

 

 

Norfolk, VA

Venue:  TBA

Hosted by Queen Sheba (and Exe. Board)

 

Address:  TBA

Norfolk, VA

 

Time:  TBA

Every 1st Saturday

 

Cost: $TBA

 

Fore more info queensheba@oyaxclusive.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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