THE MOVEMENT

“Black Girl Speaks” is more than a show. It’s a MOVEMENT! This motto came to Talitha when speaking with a man who expressed his initial uneasiness about wearing a shirt that read “Black Girl Speaks.” She responded with the aforementioned statement and it has served as a guiding force and motivating motto ever since. She realized that this movement crossed gender lines, race & cultural lines, and economic classes. It impacted everyone because it sent a message of universal healing. This realization prompted her to found B.G.S. Productions, Inc. for the purpose of producing the show, and related workshops, seminars, and speaking engagements that would empower others. It also prompted her to pen her first anthology of poetry of the same title, “Black Girl Speaks.”

“Black Girl Speaks” was originally written as individual pieces and later threaded to create one performance. The show itself is constantly evolving as the author does. Each piece is one that it is held close to her heart, because it was either her own experience, the experience of someone dear to her, or the experience of someone that has spoken through her.

The purpose of the show and her speaking engagements are to be a vehicle for artistic expression and the projection of untold stories. It is to allow the “black girl” that has touched all of us to voice her triumphs, sorrows, thoughts, and history and to incite healing through dialogue. “Black Girl Speaks would not exist if it were not for the many women who came before me that were unafraid of speaking out in various forms,” says Talitha. “Through this venue, I honor these women.”

Talitha recognizes that “Black Girl Speaks,” could not have been made possible had it not been for the support and appreciation of art by many. The debut performance in Tallahassee served as the foundation for a series of future productions. Your support in the purchase of her products and services, not only allows this path to continue, but it also creates a path for others to tread. A portion of the proceeds generated through B.G.S. Productions are contributed to the funding of educational services. She is extremely grateful to you for sharing in this passage and experience, and for strengthening the voice of the next generation.


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