grants

Touhey Family Foundation S.T.A.R.T. Grant
Scholastic Talent Showcase Operational Enhancement Plan
2020-2021

The Poetry Foundation Full Fellowship
The Living Truth: The Life and Work of Nikki Giovanni
Furious Flower Legacy Seminar
June 2019

Artist Fellowship
Vermont Studio Center
August 2018

Tennessee Arts Commission Writers of Color Grant
Sundress Academy for the Arts Summer Residency
July 2017

The Poetry Foundation Full Fellowship
Facing It: The Poetry of Yusef Komunyakaa
Furious Flower Legacy Seminar
June 2017

Northeast Modern Language Association – Toronto, ON
Virginia Union University International Education Grant
Spring 2015

Lit: a Journal of Art and Literature
Virginia Union University Professional Development Grant
Fall 2016

North American Review Bicentennial – Cedar Falls, IA
Virginia Union University Professional Development Grant
Summer 2015