Patrick M. Oliver

Reminder! I'm co-facilitating Publishing and Marketing with @_AHorton #poetry #prose #nonfiction #fiction #memoir #publishing #workshop #sayitloud

#writing #wellness #literaryarts #literacy #empoweryoungpeople #artist #STEAM #morethanathletes #speakloudly #sayitloud

Gwendolyn Brooks poetry session attended by 13 young scholars and 8 parents @ATXAABookFest Who got next? info@speakloudly.com #poerty #writing #empoweryoung #thefutureisnow #speakloudly #sayitloud

I grew up on James Brown, Fela, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, New Edition, Abbie Lincoln, Ray Charles, EWF, War, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Van Halen, Run-DMC, Rakim, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Funkadelic and...didn't discover Miriam Makeba until after I got into Hugh Masakela, looking for a bear for my man @CHINOXL to sample, which @dancharnas , by coincidence, made the same conclusion when he produced Chino's song "Rise". And there is West Africa in the DNA of song, not just the artist, but the structure (Call and Response/OV-Hoe), lyrical patterns, every aspect of us that survived middle passage and beyond. As for Chaka, she rolled with Fred Hampton, taking on her Yoruba name AFTER she joined the Panthers. She's well in touch with the African embedded within, tapped into the same movement that named Me. So, tell me something good....and something I don't know. youtube.com/watch?v=9stdSy…

Vision, Wellness, Black Music, and My Game Plan for the Future 📚📖🖋🎵🍅🫑🍎 Hosted by the Institute of Positive Living / Open Book Program. #empowerboys #brotherhood #vision #wellness #writing #foodsovereignty #music #BlackMusicMonth #speakloudly #sayitloud

What's your plan! Join us @PanAfricanDFW. Let's talk about it, write it down, and let's make it happen together. 📚📖🖋 Q&A and book signing to follow. A portion of the book sales to the @ocveggieproject #dream #vision #write #plan #create #success #speakloudly #sayitloud

Join us for a family-focused mid-year discussion and assessment of your personal and community resolutions and goals. Bring your ideas, vision boards, resolutions, stories, and accomplishments. #vision #dream #read #write #manifest #success Who Got NEXT? info@speakloudly.com

@stephenasmith and @ShannonSharpe got cooked this morning by two awesome women @chiney @Andraya_Carter on @FirstTake 🤣🏀🤣 #espn #WNBA

Join us in Austin, TX Please spread the word. 📚📖🖊 #AAABF2024 #AAABF #poetry #reading #writing #childrensbooks #speakloudly #sayitloud

@AliVelshi @VelshiMSNBC We need your assistance to address the book-banning efforts in Little Rock, AR. I curated and moderated a community panel discussion to address the issue. We organize monthly literary events to combat these efforts. Help! arkansasonline.com/news/2023/aug/…

@afyaibomu is available for upcoming summer and fall projects, programs, festivals, and conferences. #wellness #art Inquiries: info@speakloudly.com

Little Rock School District Black Male Educators Who got next? info@speakloudly.com #education #literacy #literaryart #culturalcompetency #books #literature #blackboyjoy #library #librarians #activist #author #writer #thefutureisnow #speakloudly #sayitloud

Children's Book Week book sale is still happening 20% off using Code NCBW2024. 📚🖤🌞 Go to speakloudly.com #childrens #books #literacy #read #empower #thefutureisnow #speakloudly

Good morning, Say It Loud! Children's Book Week 2024 #childrensbookweek2024 #NCBW2024 #LittleRock #herstory #illustrator #author #empowergirls #speakloudly #sayitloud

Empower young people through the arts. #art #literature #dance #music #practice #becoming #speakloudly #sayitloud youtu.be/Fh9tMqpH8nc?si… via @YouTube

#poetry #prose #Essays #NationalPoetryMonth #celebration #sayitloud #speakloudly #anniversary

Empower and educate young people with vision, goals, reading, writing, books, art, and libraries. ✊🏿📚📖🖊🖤 Who got next? info@speakloudly.com #empower #educate #vision #goals #reading #writing #art #books #libraries #sayitloud

Women's History Month celebration for young people and the community. Highly interactive sessions with Courtney Kelly @BrentomJackson and Patrick Oliver. Book signing to follow. Good books are bandages and voyages and linkages - Gwendolyn Brooks #WomenHistoryMonth #sayitloud

@michaeldatcher Congratulations 📚📖🖊✊🏿