Poetry Jam-DiDi Delgado

DiDi Delgado is an award winning poet, educator, author, activist, podcaster and journalist. DiDi is congruently serving as the Head of Operations for The Society Of Urban Poetry (S.O.U.P.), the Founder, Head Curator and Radical Visionary of Resource Regeneration Group, LLC and online communities #DoneForDiDi & the #DoneForDiDi - WLC & SLC. Using art and advocacy, Resource Regeneration, LLC, #DoneForDiDi and S.O.U.P aim to bridge the gaps between the intersections of race, class, gender, sexual identity, and orientation--all while practicing radical philanthropy through direct giving models. DiDi is the 2017 recipient of the YWCA Cambridge Women of Color Leading Change Award, and the 2016 Drylongso Award honoring people doing "extraordinary anti-racism work in Greater Boston." DiDi is also the recipient of the 2015 Jack Powers Stone Soup Savor award, an annual honor bestowed upon one poet serving the Boston/Cambridge community. DiDi has been published and cited in USA Today, the Huffington Post, The Boston Globe, Democracy Now!, The Root, Propublica, The Observer, NBC News OutFront, Shelterforce, Yes! Magazine, Slate Magazine, Mother Jones and Vanity Fair. DiDi is consistently on the front lines blazing pathways, creating channels, and fostering connections in support of the most marginalized. Deeply passionate about both their local and global community; DiDi believes that art and activism go hand in hand.
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

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