Dr. Redmond is the author of chop: a collection of kwansabas for fannie lou hamer (2015). Through her writing, teaching, and intuitive practice, she explores the intersections of Black history, spirit work, lineage, and liberation. She is the co-founder of Fannie Lou Hamer House, a migratory artist residency, and the founder of The Community Archive, a nonprofit organization where she teaches communities how to collect, preserve, and honor their elders’ oral histories.

A native of Meridian, Mississippi, Dr. Treasure Shields Redmond is a poet, novelist, conjure woman, master educator, community arts organizer, and culture keeper. Rooted in the traditions of Hoodoo and the Black South, her work bridges sound, performance, spiritual practice, and radical criticism. As a teen, she was signed to M.C. Hammer’s label as a hip hop artist and writer, an early chapter in a career devoted to the power of voice and cultural production.

Drawing upon her African roots, generations of Southern folk knowledge and her gifts as an intuitive, Dr. Redmond creates spaces where art, ancestry, and healing meet. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and African American Literature at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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