Join us for a night of poetry, strength and empowerment with Aja Monet ! Rejoignez-nous pour une nuit de poésie, force et émancipation avec Aja Monet !

International poet, performer, singer, songwriter, educator, and human rights advocate, Aja paints a picture of what it means to be a woman of color in America in 2015.

BIOGRAPHY

Growing up in Brooklyn, Aja witnessed the tensions between the police and the African-American community in New York City, the pain she felt watching young boys being lowered into police cars and anger when officers would “taunt” her uncle and brother during their patrols through her neighborhood. In poetry and songs, Aja poses questions about the power of the imagination in how we engage with local and global issues: “I believe poetry is how we begin to decolonize our imaginations,” she explains. “Poetry is a genuine form of protest, because encourages other people to feel the horror of our society.”

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