Sept. 13: CLC to host award-winning poet, educator Denice Frohman
The College of Lake County will host award-winning poet Denice Frohman on Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 6-8 p.m. in Room A013 at the Grayslake campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Frohman is a writer, performer, educator and speaker, whose work explores the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, sexuality and the "in-betweeness" that exists in us all. She has been a featured speaker at more than 200 colleges and universities and performed at the White House in 2016.
Born and raised in New York City, Frohman is the 2013 Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion, 2014 CantoMundo Fellow and 2014 National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Fund for the Arts grant recipient. She also was a 2013 Hispanic Choice Award recipient for "Creative Artist of the Year," 2013 Southern Fried Poetry Slam Champion and 2012 Leeway Transformation Award recipient. Her poems have collectively garnered over 7.5 million views online, and she has been interviewed by media including CNN and Univision 65.
Frohman's poetry focuses on social change, and explores the tension between the stories we tell about ourselves, the ones told about us and the ones we tell about each other. As an organizer at The Philly Youth Poetry Movement, a literary and youth empowerment non-profit organization, she works to create safe spaces for Philadelphia teens to discover the power of their voices.
Her passion to mentor and work with young people has always been a central part of her work. She holds a master's degree in education from Drexel University.
Frohman's debut album, "Feels Like Home," blends music, poetry and song in collaboration with several of Lauryn Hill's former band members and musicians from Alo Brasil.
Frohman's secret passion is songwriting, and she played professional basketball in Puerto Rico after college, where she earned a four-year athletic scholarship.
The event is part of CLC's celebration of Hispanic Awareness Month. For more information on the college's Multicultural Student Center, visit http://www.clcillinois.edu/multiculturalstudentcenter.