Aja Monet

Aja Monet
Born Aja Monet Bacquie
(1987-08-21) August 21, 1987
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Website www.ajamonet.com

Aja Monet Bacquie (born August 21, 1987) is an American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist and activist of Cuban-Jamaican descent from Brooklyn, New York. She is known to be the youngest poet to have ever become the Nuyorican Poets Café Grand Slam Champion at the age of 19 in 2007 and is the last woman to have won this title since.[1][2][3] Monet is also known for her activist work, and has been an active participant of the Say Her Name campaign, which has highlighted police brutality against black women.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Verbs On Asphalt – 2007 Nuyorican Grand Slam Champion
  2. ↑ Verbs on Asphalt – The History of Nuyorican Poetry Slam
  3. ↑ Duke University The Chronicle
  4. ↑ Crum, Maddie (July 7, 2016). "Poet Aja Monet Confronts Police Brutality In Stunning Spoken Word Performance". The Huffington Post. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
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