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Sekou Andrews has been performing spoken word poetry for 17 years and won two National Poetry Slams and nominee of 2020 [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album]].<ref name="Grammy">{{cite web |title=GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/219 |website=GRAMMY.com |language=en}}</ref> he has also performed for the [[Barack Obama]]s in Oprah Winfrey’s back yard.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Snow |first1=Shane |title=Leaders Need To Deliver Inspiration Now More Than Ever. Polymath Sekou Andrews Is Here To Help. |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/shanesnow/2020/03/26/leaders-need-to-deliver-inspiration-now-more-than-ever-polymath-sekou-andrews-is-here-to-help/?sh=530a7b3e5988 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
Sekou Andrews has been performing spoken word poetry for 17 years and won two National Poetry Slams and nominee of 2020 [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album]].<ref name="Grammy">{{cite web |title=GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/219 |website=GRAMMY.com |language=en}}</ref> he has also performed for the [[Barack Obama]]s in Oprah Winfrey’s back yard.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Snow |first1=Shane |title=Leaders Need To Deliver Inspiration Now More Than Ever. Polymath Sekou Andrews Is Here To Help. |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/shanesnow/2020/03/26/leaders-need-to-deliver-inspiration-now-more-than-ever-polymath-sekou-andrews-is-here-to-help/?sh=530a7b3e5988 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

He is also the founder of 7-figure company on poetry named "SekouWorld".<ref name="BE">{{cite web |last1=Thornton |first1=Cedric |title=Sekou Andrews Says He Built a 7-Figure Company Through Poetry. Here's How |url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/sekou-andrews-says-he-built-a-7-figure-company-through-poetry-heres-how/ |publisher=[[Black Enterprise]] |date=23 March 2020}}</ref>

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Sekou Andrews
BornBerkley, California
OccupationPoet, Actor, Musician, Playwright
NationalityAmerican
EducationGraduate
Alma materPitzer College
Notable awards
Website
www.sekousays.com

Sekou Andrews is an American actor, writer, producer and innovator of “Poetic Voice”.[1][2]

Sekou Andrews has been performing spoken word poetry for 17 years and won two National Poetry Slams and nominee of 2020 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.[3] he has also performed for the Barack Obamas in Oprah Winfrey’s back yard.[4]

He is also the founder of 7-figure company on poetry named "SekouWorld".[5]

  1. ^ "Press Release - Studio SCR 2012". South Coast Repertory.
  2. ^ Zaru, Deena. "As 'I can't breathe' haunts America, Sekou Andrews' poem reflects cycle of injustice". ABC News.
  3. ^ "GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Spoken Word Or Non-musical Album". GRAMMY.com.
  4. ^ Snow, Shane. "Leaders Need To Deliver Inspiration Now More Than Ever. Polymath Sekou Andrews Is Here To Help". Forbes.
  5. ^ Thornton, Cedric (23 March 2020). "Sekou Andrews Says He Built a 7-Figure Company Through Poetry. Here's How". Black Enterprise.