Born and raised on Chicago’s west side, Kwabena Antoine Nixon lost his father to street violence at the age of 11. From his early teens, well into his days as a young adult, he struggled to find his voice and his purpose. He moved to Milwaukee to escape a lifestyle that many of his closest friends and family had fallen prey to. Kwabena has dedicated his life’s work to inspiring, not just a generation, but a movement.
Kwabena Antoine Nixon uses life experiences as a springboard to motivate youth. His “I Will Not Die Young” Campaign with Muhibb Dyer, serves as a catalyst to diminish violence within urban communities by empowering youth to dream big and take responsibility for their future.
Kwabena has traveled the US, touring with Common, Talib Kweli, Hip Hop Pioneer Russell Simmons, and more. He’s also shared the stage with some of the country’s most influential speakers such as Dr. Cornel West, Rev. Al Sharpton, the Honorable Louis Farrakhan, Mr. Harry Belafonte, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Judge Mathis and former aid to Dr. Martin Luther King, Mr. John Lewis.
Kwabena is the author of “Eye Write What Eye See” and “Sensitive Warsongz for Black and Brown Boys” and co-founder and host of Poetry Unplugged, the longest-weekly-running poetry event in the Midwest.
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