Soleil Mukendji Bashale’s “Change” by J. Cole at Talent Open Mic
Soleil Mukendji Bashale's dance performance "Change" by J. Cole at Our Growth Project's Talent Open Mic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Sioux Falls Poem
by Wilson Kubwayo, published in the Argus Leader Dear Sioux Falls, I might not be old enough to know your full story But I am young enough to write a new story Young and wild I came to this beautiful city I first hated you and grew weary That's because I faced...
What I Thought
Poem by Francis Ogu I can’t forget Sioux Falls airport yes I can’t First day and first night in America The more I look the less I see What could this be, my eyes fixed on the glass Ah! Could this be salt or what? Americans are rich in salt. My father’s wife...
Talent Open Mic February 2017
Our Growth Project’s 4th ever Open Mic event featured poet and writer Gabriel Mambo! We had over 100 supporters in attendance! In honor of Black History Month, Gabriel shared several original poems. A Sioux Falls Native all his life, Gabriel pursues his...
Talent Open Mic January 2017
Our Growth Project’s 3rd Open Mic event was attended by more than 65 people! Our featured artist was Sioux Falls local spoken word poet Dempsey Tapley! Dempsey performed several spoken word and poetry pieces. He also spoke on his upcoming documentary,...
Talent Open Mic December 2016
Our Growth Project’s November 2016 event was cancelled due to bad weather. So our official 2nd Talent Open Mic bookended 2016 with a bang! We featured Sioux Falls native dancer/musician Soleil Bashale! Soleil took the stage for the last half hour of the...
Talent Open Mic October 2016
Our Growth Project’s premiere Talent Open Mic event was attended by about 40 people! The night featured speed painter Danielle Brule from Brookings, SD! An SDSU studio arts major, she shared her passion with all present. Many other local acts were...