Tasha Jones - Black History Month
The Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies sponsored Tasha Jones' Feb. 26
visit to Wabash. Jones is a poet, educator, model, speaker, and artiste.
Visit Jones website, "I
Am Tasha Jones."
As an educator Tasha Jones emphasizes on a daily basis to youth in and
out of her classroom the importance of critical thinking, the power in
understanding language, and the freedom that comes with knowing and
loving self. She created the "Write Me Project." It is a collection of
young students and artists that have combined traditional methodology
with cunning innovation to create a new and fresh way to educate and
dialog through and with the community for the community.
See Jones' Hello Beautiful poem here
on her MySpace site.
Jones also is an author. Her first book Silent Killer is used
across the nation to promote AIDS awareness.
