Music
Music
Musical, lyrical, theatrical alchemist,
sprinkling magic and hot sauce on every microphone she touches,
Theresa tha SONGBIRD is a supernatural wellspring of entertainment.
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This viral sensation hails from the south suburbs
of Chicago, and calls Atlanta home.
Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc, Theresa is committed to education and service in her community. SONGBIRD is dedicated to making arts and humanities accessible to young people through her outreach in school systems across the country, while also using her skillset to provide talent consultation/coaching and production management through her company, BIRD Media Enterprises.
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Theresa carries the honor of her poem “You So Black” having a viral impact
across the globe, and features with S.I.R. and Bridgette Kelly on
Robert Glasper’s Grammy nominated
F*ck Yo Feelings album. Amidst running businesses and touring the globe
Songbird self-published her first book of poetry,
MASS MATTER MAGIC, self-produced her own spoken word musical
4 tha BIRDS, and has written her first children's book "You So Black" available everywhere books are sold.
Theresa tha S.O.N.G.B.I.R.D. is honored to have shared the stage with luminaries and talents such as:
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the Last Poets, Nikki Giovanni, Dr. Bernice King,
Omari Hardwick, Marsha Ambrosius, Big Rube,
Eric Roberson, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Killer Mike, Chrystale Wilson, Raheem DeVaughn, Ledisi,
Dead Prez, Talib Kweli, Anthony David,
Rodney Perry, Black ice, J.Ivy, Jon B,
Mikki Howard, Arrested Development,
Robert Glasper, Jazmine Sullivan, MC Lyte, YoYo,
Rapsody, Trina, Mumu Fresh, Bobby Brown and Jill Scott.
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Sherman School of Excellence
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Boyd Elementary
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Sandy Springs Elemenantary
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Charles Drew Charter School
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Lillie Mae Carol Jackson Middle School
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Cornell University
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Morgan State University
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Fayetteville State University
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University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
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Wittenberg University
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Livingstone College
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Emory University
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California State University
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Booker T. Washington High School
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Nelson Mandela High School
learning institutions
2020 Poetry v Hip Hop All Star Champion
2020 Grammy Nomination
2021 Cannes Lion Bronze Winner
2024 Ashley Bryan Award Winner
2024 GA Author of the Year (Children's Books)
aWARDS & nOMINATIONS
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​TVOne Verses and Flow Season 3 (season finale)
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BOUNCE TV 2019 Trumpet Awards
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2021 Facebook App Black History Month
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BOUNCE TV 2021 Black Music Honors
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Tamron Hall Show ( air date 3/14/2023)
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Black Girl Stuff- REVOLT TV (S2:E12)
television/media
appearances
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Signal 23tv The Black Out
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Signal 23tv Christmas Special
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OutPour WebLYFE Atlanta Ep 5
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Status Network Poetry v Hip Hop All Stars
Streaming
network
appearances
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360 Degrees of Blackness - Ode to Lije
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Broken Tables- Mom
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Educated Gangster 101– Jazmine Love
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4 Tha Birds- All Characters
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Coochie Chronicles - Self
sTAGE
PRODUCTIONS
2019 Essence Festival
Anacostia Block Party
Sweet Auburn Festival
Malcolm X Festival
Annapolis Family Day Festival
2019 Miss Black America Pageant (Atlanta)
Verses and Flow Live (Atlanta)
FESTIVALS &
sPECIAL EVENTS
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Indiana Historical Society
The Blue Room & American Jazz Museum
Cincinnati’s Arnoff Theater
Phoenix Arizona's Fox Theater
Baltimore's Eubie Blake Museum
and Reginald F. Lewis Museums
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
national/
international
appearances
Elavon
Global Genes
Wells Fargo
Los Angeles Clippers
Slutty Vegan
Pinky Cole
Actively Black
Sanofi & Regeneron
Black Women's Collective
Georgia Council of Teachers of English