Cincinnati woman uses her poetry to help inspire change

I love Cincinnati and the strength that holds the possibility and change that has not yet been told the beautiful black community of Cincinnati walking like gold. We've been through so much. We're like an old couch. Yeah, maybe we're stained. But I guarantee you'll think about us every time you rearrange the activism of Cincinnati begs comprehension, the strength of our black people deserves *** mention. Hey, Cincinnati, do I have your attention? My first public performance was in 2020. It was at the MLK March. I went down there with some with some poetry written not knowing if it would happen. And next thing you know, I was up on *** truck performing in front of 10,000 people for me when I'm performing my poetry, I'm really hoping that I'm creating more friends and I'm becoming an ally for these people that do need someone to speak for them. Just really the people that need *** person to speak for them inspire me.

A Cincinnati woman is using her poetry to help inspire others as well as create meaningful change.Malia Forte said her journey performing poetry began in 2020 when she went to the Martin Luther King Jr. march downtown."I went down there with some poetry written not knowing if it would happen, and next thing you know I was up on a truck performing in front of 10,000 people," Forte said.Forte said for her, performing poetry is a way to inspire others. "When I'm performing my poetry I'm really hoping that I'm creating more friends and I'm becoming an ally for these people that need someone to speak for them," Forte said.Download the Very Local app now to watch the full episodes.Very Local is a streaming app where you can watch daily newscasts from WLWT, original series and more. Keep connected to Cincinnati with the news and weather team you trust and discover original series and specials that explore your community and beyond. Get the channel to stream Very Local FREE on Roku or Amazon Fire TV.Follow Very Local on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more.Very Local is a subsidiary of Hearst Television.

CINCINNATI —

A Cincinnati woman is using her poetry to help inspire others as well as create meaningful change.

Malia Forte said her journey performing poetry began in 2020 when she went to the Martin Luther King Jr. march downtown.

"I went down there with some poetry written not knowing if it would happen, and next thing you know I was up on a truck performing in front of 10,000 people," Forte said.

Forte said for her, performing poetry is a way to inspire others.

"When I'm performing my poetry I'm really hoping that I'm creating more friends and I'm becoming an ally for these people that need someone to speak for them," Forte said.

Download the Very Local app now to watch the full episodes.

Very Local is a streaming app where you can watch daily newscasts from WLWT, original series and more. Keep connected to Cincinnati with the news and weather team you trust and discover original series and specials that explore your community and beyond. Get the channel to stream Very Local FREE on Roku or Amazon Fire TV.

Follow Very Local on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more.

Very Local is a subsidiary of Hearst Television.

Cincinnati woman uses her poetry to help inspire change

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