B safe. B Well. B Love.
An acrostic poem
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Private Ladies Lunch & Soiree Lancaster, Pennsylvania
SISTER WINGS & 'LIAS' MOTHER PERFORMANCE
JAZZ & POETRY SHOW PHILADELPHIA, PA
FEATURED POET @ BIG TRIGGER'S SOUND OF JAZZ & POETRY SHOW
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN short story winner
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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
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
I Dreamt, MLK Jr. Inside Story & Poem
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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.
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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