Please join the Center for Diversity in welcoming Elizabeth Acevedo for a performance on Wednesday, April 13th at 7pm in UU Potomac Lounge. Born and raised in New York City, Elizabeth’s poetry is infused with her Dominican parents’ bolero and her beloved city’s grit. With over twelve years of performance experience, Acevedo has been a featured performer on BET and Mun2, as well as delivered several TED Talks. She has graced stages nationally and internationally including renowned venues such as The Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, the Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts, and South Africa’s State Theatre; she is also well known for poetry videos which went viral and were picked up by PBS, Latina Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and Upworthy.
Acevedo is a National Slam Champion, Beltway Grand Slam Champion, and the 2016 Women of the World Poetry Slam representative for Washington, D.C., where she lives and works.
