Mississippi Meets Macedonia

Posted on June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 by treasureshieldsredmond

I am traveling to Macedonia in southeast Europe to lead some training for the IDEA organization. The International Debate Education Association (IDEA) “gives young people a voice through education, debate and by raising their awareness about worldwide issues.” I will be serving as the expert/tr...

A Special FATHER’S DAY episode of the FEMININE PRONOUN Series (#19)

Posted on June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 by treasureshieldsredmond

This is a “very special episode” of the FEMININE PRONOUN Series. Father’s Day is coming up and I am the daughter of a Poet. Eugene B. Redmond is a foundational Black Arts Movement poet, professor emeritus, cultural griot, and author of Drumvoices: The Mission of Afro American Poetry. I may be bia...

The FEMININE PRONOUN Series #18: #BLACKWOMANMAGIC

Posted on May 31, 2016 by treasureshieldsredmond

The professor is IN. IN the graduation line at work. IN the DaDumDun celebration in East St. Louis, Illinois, and about to get IN TROUBLE with my girl in THE LOU:) Get IN to this episode as I show you how the #blackwomanmagic works its way IN to your soul:)

Who Are We, Really? The Five Questions Every College or University Should Ask Itself (PART TWO OF A FIVE PART SERIES)

Posted on May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 by treasureshieldsredmond

Support and love are interchangeable words. And like love, support is an action word. Love without action is empty. It’s just fondness. Or maybe the absence of intentional harm. To this end, many organizations think support means to have good thoughts about, or good feelings toward, or not to b...

The FEMININE PRONOUN Series #13: The Kids Are Alright!

Posted on April 26, 2016 by treasureshieldsredmond

In this episode I prove that poetry works with seasoned adults, college aged readers and writers, and high school “novices.” I travel from Illinois’s capitol, where I read for the state legislators, and the Illinois Humanities administration, to McKendree University, and I end with the brillian...

The FEMININE PRONOUN Series #11: Black Books, Black Children, & Black Love

Posted on April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 by treasureshieldsredmond

This episode of The Feminine Pronoun youtube blog series finds me sharing the power and resonance of Fannie Lou Hamer with a population she loved — children. The EYESEEME bookstore (the only black children’s bookstore in St. Louis) provided a welcoming space for the inquisitive crew and their men...

The FEMININE PRONOUN Youtube Vlog #10: Black Poetry & Black Church

Posted on April 4, 2016 by treasureshieldsredmond

In this week’s episode of the Feminine Pronoun series, your intrepid poet (me:) signs books at New Life in Christ Interdenominational Church. I sold and signed copies of my book, *chop: a collection of kwansabas for fannie lou hammer*. It’s being carried in their book store, the LIFE CHANGER book...

What Do Black Childhood, Charter Schools, and Tamir Rice Have in Common?

Posted on March 30, 2016May 8, 2018 by treasureshieldsredmond

Hint: Harriet Ball was her name, and she passed away in 2011. A veteran teacher from Texas, Ball was observed in the early 90s by two novice teachers, two young white men who were impressed by the way she infused the curriculum with rhythm and mnemonics that engaged the children thoroughly; much...

The FEMININE PRONOUN Series #9: Act Local; Think Global

Posted on March 28, 2016March 28, 2016 by treasureshieldsredmond

In this episode I Skype into a classroom of gifted students at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. I also support local businesses like Smiles by Design and Human Spaces and Afrosexology. Along the way I manage to mother my magical brown babies and meet with the bad ass women in my comics...

The FEMININE PRONOUN Series: “Inaugural Episode”

Posted on March 17, 2016March 28, 2016 by treasureshieldsredmond

This is the first of my “Feminine Pronoun” series where I take you with me around the St. Louis metropolitan area as I mother, teach, write, perform, support the arts and other artists (especially artists of color and women), and generally try to move through the world doing no harm. ...

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