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I Dreamt, MLK Jr. The Video

Oni produced and created this video. An excerpt from the spoken word tribute poem,on her independently produced CD "Sister Wings, Spoken Word Songs Bass & Beats"

Please contact Oni for permission to use in classroom.

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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.

April - National Poetry Month - USA

IS THIS A POEM...probably not.

Writing down whats on my mind is natural, spirit driven.

Taught by Professor LIFE.

Academic setting is where I lost my mind -

and found it in the streets.

Regurgitating egos into alphabets...a total mess

Don't trouble me.

I'll will write you out in a poem!

For FREE.

What poet makes money?

What poet has a career in poetry?

This ain't even rhyming

Marry poetry to music

own your publishing.

YOU are royalty

I'm a Poet?...maybe...it is free therapy

Cuz even Nikki & Sonia

every poet who is a poet

keeps a day job.

Rock & Rollin' Uptown Theater

IN 2006 ONI'S SHORT STORY BIO WAS 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 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

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

SISTER WINGS, SPOKEN WORD SONGS, BASS & BEATS!

INDEPENDENTLY PRODUCED ORIGINAL POEMS SET TO THE BEATS OF SAMORI COLES OF lil drummaboy music, Philadelphia, SOUNDBOY of Coatesville, PA, DENNIS THOMPSON of Jamaica & ONI'S on BASS GUITAR.

FEATURING: WHY I WRITE, LOVE MUST FALL, OUT OF THE PHYSICAL, ALL THAT, ANOTHER WOMAN THANG, HIGHER EDUCATION, I DREAMT, MLK JR.

AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD @ CDBABY.COM

ANOTHER WOMAN THANG

ONI'S STATEMENT POEM ON THE POWER OF WOMANHOOD, IS PUBLISHED IN THIS BOOK OF SHORT STORIES AND POEMS, FOR WOMAN, EDITED BY DEBRA POWELL-WRIGHT

IN THE COMPANY OF POETS

Oni as "Story Poet" with Philly's First & Finest Female Spoken Word Ensemble

L-R: DEBRA POWELL-WRIGHT ~ ONI LASANA ~ PAT MCLEAN ~ NISH PUGH @ AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF PHILADELPHIA

Oni Lasana Productions