StoryTellers

06/21/2016

Mississippi's public-school students are showing significant gains in graduation rates and kindergarten literary, the Mississippi Department of Education is reporting.

03/30/2016

Inside Out Literary Arts Project - like StoryTellers - is a program that builds literacy skills through writing (whether poetry, spoken word, or creative writing).

Self confidence through self-expression.

Detroit has closed more than two-thirds of its schools in the past 15 years, creating an even greater need for programs like the InsideOut Literary Arts Project, which uses poetry to help students with their writing, reading and creative thinking skills.

03/14/2016

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

He's a star running back for the New York Giants, but Rashad Jennings hasn't forgotten about his roots in Bedford County.

03/08/2016

"Writing is more about imagination than anything else. I fell in love with words. I fell in love with storytelling."

RIP Pat Conroy........

02/09/2016

One more for tonight -

02/02/2016

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)

01/29/2016

This week's required reading/writing

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01/11/2016

January 9, 2016 - STORYTELLERS sessions begin in Georgia.

“Without education, you’re not going anywhere in this world.”
— Malcolm X

03/25/2015

03/24/2014

"A person who won’t read has no advantage over one who can’t read."
—Mark Twain

02/25/2014

“People don't realize how a man's whole life can be changed by one book.”― Malcolm X

01/30/2014

The writers from the writing program at Big Brothers Big Sisters - a great night celebrating great mentoring programs at BBBS!!