UGBA UGBA
poet, playwright, performance artist, and activist
About UGBA
UGBA is a poet, playwright, performance artist, and activist. He has performed at the United Nations/UNICEF, Apollo Theater, Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe, and Bowery Poetry Club. His writing and poetry can be found in The Rumpus, The Root, Afropunk, Black Youth Project, and he has a forthcoming anthology entitled The Future is Black: Afropessimism, Fugitivity and Radical Hope in Education co-edited by Michael Dumas, Ashley Woodson, and Carl Grant. He is currently at work on a one-man play at Dixon Place, where he is artist-in-residence.
Appearances
Every time UGBA UGBA has taken the stage with House of SpeakEasy.
College Readiness after-school workshop
Union Settlement
UGBA led a College Readiness after-school workshop for SpeakTogether at Union Settlement in East Harlem on April 10, 2019.
All the World's A Stage
Edward R. Murrow High School
UGBA performed at a SpeakTogether student matinee at Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood, Brooklyn, on February 1, 2019, speaking on the theme, "All the World's A Stage".
Summer Writing Workshop
Talent Unlimited High School
UGBA led a Summer Writing Workshop for SpeakTogether at Talent Unlimited High School on August 2, 2018, and August 7, 2018.
Live For The Moment
Edward R. Murrow High School
UGBA performed at a SpeakTogether student matinee at Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood, Brooklyn, on May 16, 2018, speaking on the theme, "Live For The Moment".