Billione

About me:

A Detroit native, Billione is a versatile writer whose writing has appeared in newspapers, literary magazines, and various other publications including the Michigan Citizen, Cellar Roots, the Michigan Chronicle and Industry Crusher Magazine. He is also a singer/songwriter, actor, poet, and activist. As a poet, he has shared the stage with Thea Monyee, Andrea Gibson, Chuck D, Cool Crys, and Sonia Sanchez.

ENGAGEMENTS:

2009
March 14- Featured Guest, Out of the Norm Book/Social Club, Oak Park, MI

February 28- MONTAGE, Live Performance, Affirmations, Ferndale, MI

February 25- Lecture, Black Literature/ Music of the 1960s, Westland Public Library, Westland, MI

February 20- Lift Up My Voice! Poetry Showcase, Affirmations, Ferndale, MI

February 18- Film Night, "The Pact," Host, Westland Library, Westland, MI

February 4- Film Night, "A Lesson Before Dying," Host, Westland Library, Westland, MI


2008
October 25- Live Performance, Live In Peace Youth Art Party, WSU Student Center, Detroit, MI

October 24- Speaker, Barack Obama Rally, EMU Student Center, Ypsilanti, MI

October 9- Live Performance, Girls In Action, Mumford High School, Detroit, MI

October 8- Live Performance, Girls In Action, Inkster High School, Inkster, MI

September 28- Industry Crusher Magazine Release, The Firefly, Ann Arbor MI

September 24- Performance, Sonia Sanchez, Mumford High School, Detroit, MI

May- Speaker, Safe House Panel, Ann Arbor, MI

May - WORDS LIKE FREEDOM, Graduation Address, Milan FCI, Milan, MI

April 24- Host, Performance, Andrea Gibson, Ypsilanti, MI

March 17- Guest Lecture, LGBT Experience, EMU Social Work Class, Ypsilanti, MI

March 15- Featured Guest, Out of the Norm Book/Social Club, Oak Park, MI

February 21- MONTAGE, LIVE Performance Jazz Café, EMU, Ypsilanti, MI

February 19- Lecturer w/Charlie Paige, Holy Cross Children’s Center/Boysville, Clinton Twp., MI

February 19- Charitable Auction, Women’s Center, EMU, Ypsilanti, MI

February 18- Live Performance, Bookstock, EMU, Ypsilanti, MI

February 12- MONTAGE Admissions Show, EMU Student Center, Ypsilanti, MI

January 28- Guest Panelist, Sylvia Weinberg’s SW Class, EMU, Ypsilanti, MI

January 19- MONTAGE, EMU Student Center Auditorium, Ypsilanti, MI

January 18- USA: United States of Adversity released, Color of Drums, EMU, Ypsilanti, MI



2007
November 14- Live Performance, Eastern Idol Finale, EMU Grand Ballroom, Ypsilanti, MI

November 13- Panelist, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI

November 6- Guest Panelist, Sigma Gamma Rho Program, EMU Ypsilanti, MI

October 18- Down Low Panel w/Charles Pugh, EMU Ypsilanti, MI

March 27, Love: In Hindsight Released, EMU Bookstore, Ypsilanti, MI