EVENT: In Conversation With Makini Smith & Jelani Nias (Thursday, Feb. 9th)
Shouts to J Wyze man. This dude played a now legendary role as one half of the Trauma Unit on FLOW 93.5, he’s a solo MC as well as part of the groups Crown A Thornz and Se7ens and is also an author! Here he joins Makini Smith as part of NABFEMS’s “In Conversation With” event going down this Thursday night to talk about his new book. Bom.
Canada’s leading association for Women in Music and Entertainment,
NABFEME (www.NABFEME.org) will present their “In Conversation With” speaker series in conjunction with Canada’s 150th Anniversary and Black History Month.In Conversation With will feature biographer Makini Smith (“A Walk In My Stilettos”) and Sci-fi Caribbean Fantasy storyteller Jelani “J Wyze” Nias (“Where Eagles Crawl and Men Fly”). As motivational speakers, both authors will share details of their career trajectories from writing their first book to transitioning their literary works into TV and Film.
The series will be moderated by National Magazine Award Winning Journalist, Dalton Higgins.