Dr. Rebecca Dupas is an educator, author, photographer, 'artrepreneur’ and award-winning poet. With nearly two decades of experience in writing, performance, and hosting, Rebecca is a two-time Poet of Year award winner in Philadelphia and Baltimore and was recently named a Baltimore Legend . Her latest works, "Somebody Else'd Blues",  "Not Without Black Women" and a children's book, "Mario Goes to the Museum", are fictional and nonfictional explorations into the Black experience. From the senseless murder of unarmed Black men and women to navigating relationships and the beauty of the Black family, Rebecca's writing is rooted in resiliency and Black Joy. Rebecca is also known to many as a mentor with notable influence to DMW poetry. She is the founder and former host of poetry events, from Busboys & Poets to Apple Bee's. Her  work has appeared on Fox 5, and most recently on C- Span, PBS News, WEAA, in The Washington Post alongside President Clinton, and in the DC Black Film Festival.