In her own words.... 'I am and all that I do is because of my Creator, for it is He who gave me life, thought, feelings and blessed me with the people in my life who inspire, enlighten, guide, love, and straighten me out when I get out of line. Everything I do is done out of my love for Allah and humanity.
Background: I was with the Dallas Chapter of the Black Panther Party, worked with various other civil rights groups, has given various speeches on Islam, political struggles (i.e. Racism in America, Native American Historical event, African-American Historical events, the Intafada and the historical context of Palestine), taught classes in various Islamic disciplines, participated and organized numerous classes and conferences focusing on political and women’s rights, worked with Elishaba Shabazz and Pam Africa for Mumia Abu Jamal’s freedom, has served as a mentor, coach and judge in the MIST (Muslim Inter-Scholastic Tournament) on both Regional and National levels, and works with Jay Winter Nightwolf on the yearly clothing drives for 7 of the poorest Native American Tribes in the Nation.
I taught for over 14 years, primarily teaching grades 6 through 12 classes in English, Literature, and Communication, sponsoring the Debate Club, Drama Club, and the annual Poetry Slam. I currently work in the field of social science research focusing on either medical studies or educational studies. For the past 9 years, I have also worked in the community offering mentoring and life skills, grief counseling and rape & domestic abuse counseling.
I have released my first CD entitled "Somethin' like a Phenomena" in October of 2010, which is sold out and is currently in its second production, and my book "Tattoos & Taboos" in currently in production, as well as having a second CD entitled "Essential Essences" due to be released June 14th , 2011.
You can find excepts of my work at:
facebook.com/PhenomenaDaPoet,
myspace.com/PhenomenaDaPoet,
and myspace.com/bintalenqilab.
You can also follow me at Twitter.com/PhenomenaDaPoet.'
