Tejumola Ologboni (Teju), Storytelling for Change, 2017 *

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Tejumola Ologboni (Teju) is a Storyteller, Folklorist, and Oral Historian. He was born in Salina, Kansas and moved with family to Milwaukee, Wisconsin when he was 11 years old. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison in Art and Education. He was awarded a Federal Foreign Language Graduate Fellowship to study African Language at Indiana University - Bloomington.
He is an avid student of African folklore and one of the nation’s leading authorities on African Spirituality and Culture.
As an educator, he taught African Literature, African American Literature, Creative Writing, and English in the African American Studies Department at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. He also taught at Marquette University in Milwaukee and at Dominican College in Racine, WI.
Teju comes from a long family tradition of storytellers. His mother and father, his grandmothers, one grandfather and a great-grandfather were storytellers.
His stories are drawn from African traditions and African American history and folklore. His high-energy, fast paced and witty performances are spellbinding. These riveting performances always hint at wry humor, revolutionary teachings and lessons in love. In addition to his repertory of original stories and poems, Teju is an accomplished percussionist.
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