Dwayne Morgan

Biography

Dwayne Morgan is a Canadian spoken word artist, motivational speaker, and event organizer based in Toronto, Ontario. He began his career as a spoken word artist in 1993 and founded Up From The Roots Entertainment in 1994 to promote the positive artistic contributions of African Canadian and urban influenced artists. In 1998, he received both the African Canadian Achievement Award for Youth Achievement and the Harry Jerome Award for Excellence in the Arts. Morgan has self-published two chapbooks and three full volumes of his poetry. As a producer, he has produced over 100 events, including the annual spoken word concerts When Brothers Speak, When Sisters Speak, and the Toronto International Poetry Slam. When Brothers Speak was established in 1999, while When Sisters Speak is North America's largest and longest-running showcase of Black female spoken word artists. Morgan collaborated with Driftwood Studios to film Three Knocks, a ten-minute film based on his domestic violence poem of the same name.

Highlights

• Founder of Up From The Roots Entertainment in 1994.
• Received the Harry Jerome Award in 1998.
• Produced over 100 events, including When Brothers Speak and When Sisters Speak.
• Member of the Toronto Slam Team in 2007.

Awards

• 🏆Harry Jerome Award (1998)

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