Truartspeaks

Professional development:it takes a village and knowledge benefits us all when we share it towards the collective good. At truartspeaks we believe that every young person, emerging artist, and inspiring leader can benefit from learning the best, latest, and tried and true cultural & art practices.with an extensive history of training educators (k-collegiate, public and private sector, community educators, etc), artists, and culture workers, truartspeaks offers one on one consultations in a variety of areas, workshops, short and long term residencies, and more.we have experience in curriculum development, we have our own specific curriculum rooted in spoken word & hip hop pedagogy, a year-long curriculum rooted in the black literary tradition, hip hop songwriting & music production, and more."

Hip hop education:truartspeaks has a robust list of teaching artists in our network, each representative of some element or aspect of spoken word and hip hop culture, and beyond.our crew is rooted and trained in the pillars of our pedagogical practice, engaging in ongoing and regular development opportunities to ensure that they are constantly enhancing their craft along with their ability to facilitate the safest space possible for learners at all stages, of all ages, and make-ups.we believe in hip hop as a tool for personal and social transformation, never teaching art for art's sake, always staying true to the culture, and hoping to be a part of one's ever-growing knowledge of self through art practice.