Wednesday, June 11, 2025

No Exit at Intermission: The Staying Power of On My Deen by Octavia McBride-Ahebee

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Bringing faith and identity to the stage—playwright Antu Yacob and actor  Evander Duck Jr. of On My Deen, now being presented by InterAct Th...
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

A C-Shaped Spine and the Straightest Path to Wonder by Octavia McBride-Ahebee

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In a Northeast Philly hospital, a tiny girl’s  Spanish showed me that Blackness had  a global map. *Images generated using AI tools. As an ...
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Sunday, June 1, 2025

Poetry Workshop Series with Yolanda Wisher at Drexel's Dornsife Center

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Take part in the final workshop of the term at the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships, led by Writers Room’s Spring Teaching Arti...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Rooted and Rising: My Poetry on Diaspora and Belonging

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Click link below to watch and listen to reading. Octavia McBride-Ahebee reading her poetry on the theme of migration. I have been actively i...
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Monday, April 28, 2025

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania and The 1838 Black Metropolis : A Public History Teach-In

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Writer Octavia McBride-Ahebee outside of the Historical  Society of Pennsylvania This past weekend ‘s Public History Teach-In , organized by...
Monday, April 21, 2025

Joyful Abundance: The Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia Unites Voices, Poets, and Composers

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I am incredibly excited about this project! Having my commissioned poem performed by a chorus of over 120 voices will truly be an honor...
Monday, April 7, 2025

Kwibuka 31- Rwanda Commenorates the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi

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Today, April 7th begins Kwibuka , in Rwanda, which is the annual commemorations of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi and moderate Hutu....