My old housemate Aya de Leon, a sister who makes me proud to be a real, true American, has been running for President. She's a fabulous spoken word artist, poet and novelist, who has put on two critically acclaimed one woman shows this year.
"Fed up with the the theft of the 2000 presidential election, the current administration, the war, the lies, and the downright incompetence, Aya de Leon, critically acclaimed slam poet, and hip hop theater artist decides to declare her candidacy for the white house. In outlining her plan to get the nation on the right track, the Black/Puerto Rican 36 year old "spoken word phenom" [SF Chronicle] offers the best of her political poetry and spoken word, including the award-winning "Grito de Vieques," satire favorites such as "Sensitive Guys," as well as her sometimes hilarious, sometimes hard-hitting takes on Nipplegate, the war in Iraq, the book The Rules, R. Kelly, reparations, and marrying herself. Come see why the East Bay Express calls her "radical, harsh, inspiring, and funny as hell."
You can see samples of Aya's work here
This one riffs on MLK's "I Have a Dream" - warning, not for the easily offended.
Cellulite celebrates womanly curves. You go, Aya!
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