Arts & Empowerment: Student Literacy & Empowerment Through Hip Hop

Description

Experience a powerful and inspiring evening exploring how the arts, and hip hop in particular, can transform learning, identity, and student empowerment. Poet, educator, and hip hop artist Bomani Armah (aka Baba Bomani) draws on more than 20 years of classroom experience to reveal how rhythm, rhyme, and repetition can unlock literacy skills and help young people see themselves as readers, writers, and storytellers. Through culturally responsive arts practices, Bomani demonstrates how creative expression can affirm student identity, elevate student voice, and deepen engagement in learning.

Following this 40–45 minute presentation, Justin Gomlak, Director of Education and Community Engagement at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, will moderate a 15–20 minute audience Q&A. This session is ideal for educators, teaching artists, youth program leaders, parents, and anyone interested in the intersection of arts, culture, and education.

Tickets & RSVP: https://sarasotaarts.org/arts-speaker-series/