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Share the Mic supports Isiserettes Drill & Drum Corp.

rundsm — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:50:50 +0000

Minorities on the Move on tour!

rundsm — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:03:10 +0000

On Thursday, May 9, students from past cohorts of Minorities on the Move toured 5 middle schools in Des Moines Public Schools to recruit students for this summer’s program! Minorities on the Move will expand to 7 middle schools in the district, serving 140 young people, thanks to a generous grant from United Way of Central Iowa. Check out highlights from our magical tour below!

Hoyt Middle School

McCombs Middle School

Weeks Middle School

Callanan Middle School

Meredith Middle School

DJ WolfPack – “Respect the Pack”

Davonte

Deontae “DJ WolfPack”

Julio

Brionna

Callie

Co-emcees Duncan & Chyanne

Pancakes & Poetry, oh my!

rundsm — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:05:05 +0000

On Saturday, our dear friend JayO Ansah, owner of JAYTEESApparel, hosted a pancake fundraiser for his 4th annual Ansah Classic and RunDSM. Our poets shared their truth for pancake lovers and people passing by, and the talented Jami Graves captured some beautiful moments (pssst…to view more of her curious pictures, click here!).

Thank you for supporting the youth of DSM!

POWER!

Snapping = Love.

We are brave new voices!

Finn: Future Poet

Always look up.

Movement 515 Performs at TEDxYouthDSM

rundsm — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:46:08 +0000

Gettin’ free on stage at TEDxYouth@DesMoines!

The crew.

Puttin’ in work before the show.

The docket.

We are brave new voices!

Our beloved Hatte taking a moment before her solo performance.

Julio & Davonte.

Mia & Torianna.

Teen Poets Shine at First Poetry Slam

rundsm — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:37:46 +0000

Our first annual Des Moines Teen Poetry Slam was a huge success! Congratulations to the 14 participants from Harding, North, Hoover, and Roosevelt. To read about this spectacular night, click here!

Special shout-out to our first ever Grand Slam Champion, Leah Waughtal. Get free, girl!

(Photo courtesy of Jon Lemons, Des Moines Public Schools)

RunDSM featured in Juice!

rundsm — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:33:35 +0000

We would like to send extra energetic reciprocity to Emily Genco from Des Moines’ Juice for her write-up on RunDSM. If you’d like to read the article, click here!

Movement 515 poets featured on IPTV

rundsm — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:07:40 +0000

Harding Middle School, Hip-Hop: Rhetoric & Rhyme, and poets from Movement 515 were featured on an IPTV anti-bullying special!

If you’d like to watch the 6-minute clip, click here.

RunDSM wins Phyllis Yager Memorial Commitment to Diversity Award

rundsm — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:03:11 +0000

We are excited to announce RunDSM we were awarded the Phyllis Yager Memorial Commitment to Diversity Award via the University of Iowa College of Education!

To read more about this humbling honor, click here.

Meet the Poets: Aubreyona Allen

rundsm — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:56:58 +0000

Meet the Poets: Jakob Frink

rundsm — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:43:25 +0000