Neon Entertainment provides live entertainers for college events! We have always been a premier provider of live entertainment, including comedy, music, magic and more, but the pandemic certainly didn’t help live event booking. We were able to navigate and evolve to provide some really engaging virtual programming, and as we are all still getting back on our feet we wanted to remind our readers and users of the outstanding LIVE acts that we have to offer. We have some truly incredible talent to offer your show, but today we wanted to focus on how you can help celebrate diversity with live poetry that leaves an impact.
Ebo Barton
Currently residing in Seattle, Ebo is a Black and Filipino, Transgender and Non-Binary poet and educator. Their work touches on political and diversity issues from their own personal journey, and talks deeply on the struggles of living in the identities that they are. Ebo believes in the power of language and art as a tool for revolution.
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Gabriel Ramirez
As an international and award winning poet, Gabriel’s performances change people. As. a Queer Afro-Latinx poet, Gabriel educates and acts as an activist for change. Gabriel’s electrifying writing and performances are catalysts toward healing and brings awareness to mental health, Afro-Latinidad, the African Diaspora, self love, self care, masculinity and social change. Gabriel is committed to helping anyone from teens to adults cultivate their voices as writers and performers.
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Jaylene Clark Owens
Originally from Harlem, NY, Jaylene is now a Philadephia resident. She first fell in love with spoken word poetry back in 2005, while she was on the 1st place winning Urban Word New York Team at the International Brave New Voices Poetry Slam. As a professional actress, she uses her powerful words and experience on stage to help others use their voice and tell their story. She also helps create new voices as an educator of her poetry workshop.
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I 💜 to see Black girls of all ages in their braids so I wanted to do a poetry video that would capture some of that beauty. We need to pass #TheCrownAct everywhere to protect against #hairdiscrimination. #JCOPoetry pic.twitter.com/5LyAdghOWh
— Jaylene Clark Owens (@Jaylene_C_Owens) November 4, 2021
Yaw Kyerematereng
Hailing out of Los Angeles, CA, Yaw is a Ghanaian spoken word artist, writer and educator. With key factors of his messaging focusing around identity, family, and immigration, Yaw is a terrific choice for a spoken word event that celebrates diversity. On stage, Yaw becomes his stories, and channels every word through time and space to give the audience a cathartic experience. He also doubles as a Professor, in addition to being the Director of Speech and Debate at Concordia University!
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There’s never a bad time to have a celebration of diversity! We are always here to answer any questions you have! Please don’t hesitate to reach out and fill out a contact form, give us a call, or reach out to us via DM on social media to learn about any of these spoken word artists! We can prepare you with several entertainers, explore your options, and even potentially package up a few programs to create an amazing Pop-Up event! Don’t forget to Like Us on Facebook and Follow us on Instagram!
