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| 2004 |
First city wide poetry slam for the youth. |
Robert F. Kennedy Community Center |
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| 2005 |
Featured an open performance space for teenage artists (singers, rappers and dancers). |
Robert F. Kennedy Community Center |
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| 2006 |
Launched the pre-slam performance workshop series for teens at local libraries. |
Robert F. Kennedy Community Center |
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| 2007 |
Launched the pre-slam performance workshop series for teens at The Bridge. The competition included youth from Savannah, GA, Valdosta, GA and West Palm Beach, FL. |
Emmett Reed Community Center |
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| 2008 |
Partnered with youth leadership organizations such as The Bridge and Journey to Womanhood. Winner of the Jacksonville Youth Poetry Slam, represented as team captain at the National Youth Poetry Slam in Washington, DC. |
Emmett Reed Community Center |
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| 2009 |
Students from Kirby Middle School interviewed & filmed the slam participants. Event was sponsored by Jiffy Lube , Pepsi, and Papa John. |
Jacksonville Public (Main) Library |
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| 2010 |
JYPS begins partnership with Public Library. |
Jacksonville Public (Main) Library |
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| 2011 |
JYPS begins partnership with PACE Center for Girls. |
Jacksonville Public (Main) Library |
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| 2012 |
Featured interview with Dawn Lopez on local Fox news station. http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/8178/2645809 |
Jacksonville Public (Main) Library |
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Social Media Presence |
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| TWITTER |
| https://twitter.com/jaxyouthpoetry |
| FACEBOOK |
| http://www.facebook.com/jaxyouthpoetryslam |
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| 2013 |
Featured article in the Florida Times Union http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2013-07-13/story/youth-poets-slam-it-competition. |
Jacksonville Public (Main) Library |
| Featured act at One Spark, which is the largest crowd funding festival in the country. |
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| 2014 |
Launched Workshop Series: My Life In Rhymes |
Wesconnett Regional Library |
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| 2015 |
Top 6 six poets formed Team P.O.M.E. (Product Of My Environment). Competed at Brave New Voices in Atlanta, GA. Students sold their chapbook, “My Life In Rhymes”, as a fundraiser initiative. Featured article in Florida Times Union http://events.jacksonville.com/event/my-life-rhymes-teens |
Jacksonville Public (Main) Library |