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Books, Video's, Poetry & more!

Benjamin Franklin Short Story Winner

2006 Short Story Bio Is A Winner!

THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN "AUTOBIOGRAPHY PROJECT" WAS A CHALLENGING 300 WORD CONTEST. 

ONI'S STORY ABOUT GROWING UP GOING TO THE UPTOWN THEATER WAS ONE OF THE 20 WINNERS. 

HER STORY POSTER WAS POSTED AT THE BUS STOP SHELTER AT 20TH & WALNUT ST. 

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

Read story here

Hear Oni in this Award Winning Book!

LISTEN TO ONI SOLO RAP DUNBAR'S "WE WEAR THE MASK" ON PAGE 56,

ALSO FEATURED WITH NIKKI & VAL GRAY WARD ON PAGE. 54, GWENDOLYN BROOKS, "WE REAL COOL"  & MARTIN LUTHER KINGS SPEECH ON PAGE 64. 

Invite Oni to present a hip hop storytelling session with your students!

Nikki Giovanni introduces Oni to rap Dunbar!

PANTENE TOTAL YOU TOUR

ONI RAPS DUNBAR'S "WE WEAR THE MASK" FOR MC LYTE & AUDIENCE AT CONVENTION CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA, PA

Professor Nikki Giovanni on the making of "Hip Hop Speaks To Children" & giving Oni  props in this award winning book she created & edited.

The Best Short Stories of Philadelphia

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Philly Scam or Paying It Forward? Is a biographical short story on the joys and dreads of a visit back to Oni's hometown, the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly affection, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Hindsight 2020

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Baptized By The Blues, a short story on how Oni's dream to play her bass guitar and present "Love Must Fall"  at Morgan Freeman's Juke Joint in Clarksdale, Mississippi....came true!

Story Play Shop & Poetry Workshop

Debut! with Kevin Cordi

PERMISSION 2 PLAY 

Presents DEBUT!

With Professor Storyteller Kevin Cordi

A place where stories and more, are performed for the first time! 

January 30, 2022 - Sunday - 2:00 PM EST


Watch here

You Can Do Dunbar!

Add  to your repertoire!

STORY CROSSROADS & ARTISTS STANDING STRONG TOGETHER, Inc.

A WORK/PLAY SHOP FOR ONE & ALL

Teaching Artists! Storytellers! Dunbar Fans! 

February 12, 2022 - Saturday - 9:00 MT / 11:00 EST 


Learn MOre

 "I listened to Peace & War this morning on your podcast Your telling of that moral message was incredible. What a blessing that the world is able to access and enjoy these stories for free. Thank you."   Diane Williams.co, Author, Storyteller

Oni's Podcast!

Why I Write VIDEO

Spoken word from Sister Wings, CD. A experimental collaboration video. Please excuse the low pixels in the photos...many were taken before HD. Oni wrote and delivers this mix over the groove of Samori Coles of lil drummaboy LLC, Philadelphia

I Dreamt, MLK Jr. Inside Story & Poem

Listen on "Story Story Podcast"

 Clik on CD Cover to listen to the back story on how and why this story poem was created. 

Hit the back arrow in your browser and you can return to browse website while you listen. 

Thank you & enjoy

I Dreamt, MLK Jr. The Video

 An excerpt from the spoken word tribute poem, from the independently produced CD "Sister Wings, Spoken Word Songs Bass & Beats"  

ASCAP (SR) (c) 2005  Words by Oni Lasana  - Music by Samori Coles of lil drummaboy, LLC Philadelphia. 

Please contact Oni for permission to use in classroom. 

Order CD or download track here

full lyrics are enclosed with purchase of CD. If digitally downloaded, contact Oni for the poem.  

Please excuse the photos as the pixels are not clear and were published before HD.

An acrostic poem

Create your poem with the first initials of your name!

Ladies Lunch & Soiree

SISTER WINGS & 'LIAS' MOTHER PERFORMANCE

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Featured Poet

BIG TRIGGER'S SOUND OF JAZZ & POETRY SHOW, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Believe

A tale on teamwork.

The Party by Paul Laurence Dunbar

Mercer Museum, Pennsylvania

Keep A Pluggin' Away

A poem of encouragement by Paul L Dunbar @ Tobago Library Services 

Fred & Mabel

An adult story on perspective.

HAIKU /MYKOU / FOR YOU

Contributions to Sonia Sanchez Mural Arts Haiku project
Haiku's is a  form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, & 5  

The following are my submissions for the project.

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Music

Travel

Travel

 Make me dance all day
See me reach out to the light
Know me in a song 

Travel

Travel

Travel

Travel unravels
Stereotypes fall apart
Releasing our fears

Family

Travel

Family

More than blood thru veins
Family tears joys and pains
Connect in one love

Peace

Murals

Family

Peace, silent words heard
Inside our mind space in time 
Whispers unknown ...ssssh

Money

Murals

Murals

People make money
Money makes people mo' friends
Money goes friends end

Murals

Murals

Murals

Old houses light up
Walls reflecting our history
Murals tell stories 

Oni's Diary ~ Muse : considering something thoughtfully

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