Noted Teacher and Spoken Word Artist To Join Us

Noted Poet and Art Advocate Dasan Ahanu will be joining us on the show today.. Join us as we discuss Slam Poetry, his work at Harvard, and his love of Hip Hop. This should be a great conversation..

Christopher  Massenburg, better known as Dasan Ahanu, is a public speaker, organizer, workshop faciliator, spoken word performer, educator, songwriter, writer, emcee and loyal HIp Hop Head born born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina.  In addition to performing, Dasan has hosted many poetry, jazz, Hip Hop, and cultural arts events across the state.   He is one of the founders of Black Poetry Theatre where he has been a writer, director, producer and cast member for their productions.  As an active participant in poetry slam, Dasan has competed regionally and nationally as a founding member and coach of Durham's own Bull City Slam Team.   In 2010 and 2014, Ahanu led the Bull City Slam Team in winning the SOuthern Fried Southeast Regional Poetry Slam, the largest regional poetry slam in the country.  He also led the team to a 3rd place Finish at the 2010 National Poetry Slam and a 2nd place FInish in Group Piece finals in the 2012 Nationals

Believing that “with great talent comes great responsibility,” Dasan has also used his skill and resources to aid in developing the community and further social change.   He has worked on such issues as war, social injustice, and more.

Dasan is a member of Black Jedi Zulu, a non-profit community organization that seeks to serve the community.  Also joining  us on the show willl be Dr. Kathleen Kelly, the author of Soul Health, who talks about the Human condition.  This seems like a question we all think about on a regular basis.   We shold be having a interesting conversation with this therapist, author, public speaker, and transformational leader about things she has learned in this realm...