Toni Blackman's Cypher Workshop Series

Thu, May 8 2025
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Library for Arts & Culture

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Four-Part Cypher Series with Toni Blackman
Join us for an engaging and interactive series!
No prior knowledge is required—just bring an open mind and be ready to dive into the fun! Each session will feature these core elements: opening circle & grounding exercise, Wordplay exercises & freestyle/improv games, Toni’s signature Cypher workshop, group cypher practice, and a closing circle.
Feel free to attend all four sessions or pick the ones that interest you most!
Session Four:
Toni Blackman, the first U.S. Hip Hop ambassador, has performed globally at prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall and the UN, and is a pioneer in Hip Hop theater, education, diplomacy and spirituality.  This Echoing Green Fellow Alum founded Rhyme Like a Girl and The Freestyle Union. She's a multi-faceted artist, author of "Wisdom of the Cypher," audiobook releasing late Spring and rap/poetry coach, recently working on the Disney Plus Emmy award winning series, "The Crossover." 
 
Blackman is a dedicated advocate, touring with climate initiatives and creating Hip Hop Meditation Music.  A Howard University graduate, this professional speaker and workshop leader is a bi-continental artist residing between Brooklyn, Dakar and Accra, currently producing “A Woman’s Place is in the Cypher”, a documentary funded by the Big We Foundation’s SheStories grant.

Queen Herawin is a Hip-Hop emcee, interdisciplinary artist, educator, and U.S. State Department cultural ambassador with the Next Level Hip-Hop Exchange. As a member of The Juggaknots, she’s contributed to Use Your Confusion, The Love Movement, WKRP in NYC, and Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1, and was featured on Prince Paul’s A Prince Among Thieves. Her solo projects include Metamorphosis and her latest release, Awaken the Sleeping Giant.

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