(Podcast) Episode 2 of The Memoir My Dad Wouldn’t Write

Posted on October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 by treasureshieldsredmond

When Your Earliest Memory is Pearl Harbor The Memoir My Dad Wouldn’t Write is a Radically honest conversation between a daughter and her dad. My dad has had an incredible life as a poet, activist, professor, and cultural worker. He wouldn’t write a memoir, so this series of conversations is par...

(Podcast) Episode 1 of the Memoir My Dad Wouldn’t Write

Posted on October 16, 2018October 22, 2018 by treasureshieldsredmond

Why Do A Podcast With Your 80 Year Old Dad? The Memoir My Dad Wouldn’t Write is a Radically honest conversation between a daughter and her dad. My dad has had an incredible life as a poet, activist, professor, and cultural worker. He wouldn’t write a memoir, so this series of conversations is p...

The Third Black Skillet Funders Event Was A Success!

Posted on August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 by treasureshieldsredmond

The #BlackSkilletfunders community decided to split the money between N’dea, Kwame, and Aja! The night was glorious! It was held at the Fannie Lou Hamer house, conveniently located a block away from the Belleville metrolink station. Reserve Space At Fannie Lou Hamer House Founded by Visual Art...

The Who Raised You? Podcast Won $10,000.00!

Posted on August 27, 2018 by treasureshieldsredmond

The Arts and Education Council (A&E) announced on May 29th The Makers Program and the Who Raised You? Listening Collective have been named winners in the 2018 stARTup Competition. A partnership between A&E and the PNC Foundation, the competition fosters innovative ideas for improving St. Lou...

“I Could Tell The Poem Was Black Over The Phone” Was A Success!

Posted on May 6, 2018July 20, 2018 by treasureshieldsredmond

I just wrapped a wonderful creative writing course through FLOW STL check out the work below! The Class Description: Using recordings spanning two centuries of Black women performing poetry, as well as research on sound theory, writers will engage in a creative writing workshop that centers sound...

How To Talk About Race, Class, Gender, and Ability

Posted on March 23, 2018July 20, 2018 by treasureshieldsredmond

Have you ever had your ant-racist beliefs questioned, and were unsure how to explain why you feel the way you do? Here’s a way to organize your thinking so you never have to feel “stumped” again. JOIN MY NEXT CREATIVE WRITING CLASS!

Poetry in Spaces of Recovery

Posted on November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 by treasureshieldsredmond

I love the photo above because you can’t tell which hand is mine. Just like if I was standing together with these women in the Magdalene house, a safe place for women recovering from addiction and a life in the sex trade, (whether being trafficked or deploying their labor in instances of surv...

The Black Skillet or How To Fund The Arts With Soul Food

Posted on November 3, 2017November 4, 2017 by treasureshieldsredmond

On September 16, 2017, from 6pm to 9pm at the Yeyo Arts Collective (2907 S Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118), the Black Skillet Funders’ inaugural quarterly dinner happened. We served our favorite African, African-American, Black, and Southern traditional foods to members, artists and the pub...

The Birth of The Who Raised You? Podcast (Pt. 1)

Posted on August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 by treasureshieldsredmond

I’m launching a podcast with my friend Karen Yang! (Video Below) Here’s a bit more about it: Who Raised You? Podcast is a kitchen table conversation between Karen (Jia Lian) Yang and Treasure Shields Redmond. Karen (she/her/they) is a 26 year-old bisexual 2nd generation Taiwanese American and a t...

Why A Black Woman Named Fannie Lou Hamer Matters Now More Than Ever (BONUS: Audio!)

Posted on May 4, 2017May 4, 2017 by treasureshieldsredmond

Who was Fannie Lou Hamer? When one thinks of the millions of souls lost during the transatlantic slave trade, the missed potential immediately jumps to mind. All genocide robs us of the few geniuses that each culture produces. At the beginning of the previous century the pernicious system named...

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