Considered “the Lauryn Hill of her generation”, this University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate’s skillful writing and soulful delivery will shake any room she speaks in. Ms. Mans began stringing rhymes together as a middle-schooler in Newark, New Jersey. in college, she began mentoring younger poets and teaching creative writing through the University of Wisconsin’s First Wave program. Her willingness to eloquently critique the state of feminism in Hip-Hop and address powerful topical poems about black life in America has elevated her to the next level. Ms. Mans is a writer who uniquely received a publishing deal at age 21. Selling copies of her book, Chalk Outlines of Snow Angels, worldwide, this young author’s accolades reach from the Broadway stage to the HBO screen. As a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Ms. Mans is committed to using her “battle-bars” skills to bring social consciousness to the masses.