(not all) about me
THE SHORTER BIO:
Saskia is a scholar-activist, educator, and writer from Philly by way of Haiti. A master of economics with accolades in research and poetry, she has been published across newspapers, magazines, and literary journals. Saskia is an Anaphora Literary Arts Fellow and teaches poetry, social studies, and economics. An eldest daughter with a revolutionary praxis, she has dedicated her life to liberation and radical love.
words, ideas, and projects by saskia
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The Hibiscus in the Mango Tree | The Amistad
Black Women Drive the D.M.V. | The Sadie Collective
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Statehood | The Washington Informer
Why Some Fathers Are Being Left Out Of Paid Family Leave | The Washington Informer
Politics, But Make It Nasty | The Washington Informer
Poetry in the Age of Mass Resistance: With Alex Elle and Jason Reynolds | The Washington Informer
Cherrelle Swain: The Good Neighbor | The Washington Informer
An Open Letter to Miss Rona, AKA COVID-19 | The Washington Informer
Moe Money with Kelsye Adams | The Washington Informer
Better Safe Than Sorry: DC Strides to Protect the LGBTQ Community | The Washington Informer
14 Foods You Absolutely Need in Your Kitchen | The Washington Informer
#bridgeapproved: Sandlot Southwest, Buzzard Point | The Washington Informer
Blacks and Latinos Affected Most by Job Losses During the Coronavirus Pandemic | The Root
Report: Black People Are Contracting and Dying of Coronavirus at Higher Rates | The Root
Detroit Bus Driver Who Complained About a Woman Coughing on His Bus Has Died of COVID-19 | The Root
Hold Your Popcorn: Candyman Postponed Until September | The Root
Kobe Bryant Gets His Roses, Is Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame | The Root
For the Love | Zindzine
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Concrete Rose | Voices in Power
Blasphemy | Voices in Power
A Hood Ballad | Voices in Power
Featured Performances:
Villanova University, Philly Typewriter, Pecola Breedlove and the Freedom Party, and Word Warriors at The Bayou
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Black Women Drive the D.M.V. | The Sadie Collective
20 Years: Iraq, US Empire and America's (Mis)Education System | Philly Liberation Center
What is Freedom, Really? | Speech Given Nov. 9 With Black Alliance for Peace
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Poetry as Resistance w/ Saskia Kercy (Examining Revolutionary Ideas in Poetics & Prose) | Blue Stoop
Guest Host at Pecola Breedlove and the Freedom Party
The Sunset Saloon I
The Sunset Saloon II
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#WINTV 5.29.20 | Featuring Claudia M. Watts, Saskia Kercy, Jennifer Blemur, and Sheika Reid | The Washington Informer
Temple University Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month | Al Dia News
AmeriCorps Member Spotlight | AmeriCorps
THE LONGER BIO:
Saskia Kercy is a scholar-activist, educator, and writer from Philadelphia by way of Haiti. An adjunct professor of economics, she currently serves as a research consultant, political strategist, teaching artist, and creative writer. She has two bachelors in economics and global studies from Temple University, and a masters in economics from Howard University. Among her research accolades, including the Norman and Ruth Sun Memorial Award in Economics, Saskia has presented on wealth inequality, economic mobility, community development, and comparative politics at conferences around the country. Staying true to her poetic practice, Saskia is a workshop facilitator at Blue Stoop, an Anaphora Literary Arts Fellow, and a May Miller Creative Writing Award recipient. Her publications include essays, reports, and poems in the Washington Informer, the Root, the Sadie Collective, and the Amistad, among others. In solidarity, struggle, and love, she is an organizer with the Black Alliance for Peace and is working on her first book.