Kameisha Jerae Hodge
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Born | Washington, D.C., USA | November 1, 1989
Occupation | Writer, editor, poet, spoken word artist |
Alma mater | Lafayette College (BA) Southern New Hampshire University (MA) |
Kameisha Jerae Hodge (pronounced /kəmiːʃə dʒɛreɪ hɒdʒ/; born November 1, 1989) is an American writer, publisher, poet, and spoken word artist from Washington, D.C.[1] She is the founder and CEO of Sovereign Noir Publications, a publishing company established in 2019 that elevates Black women's voices.[2]
Early life
[edit]Hodge was born in 1989[citation needed] in Washington, D.C., the oldest of eleven, and she, a brother, and a sister were raised by their mother Sabrina.[3][4][5] For a while, they were homeless, staying with relatives or at homeless shelters.[3]
Hodge began reading in poetry competitions while in middle school.[6] In tenth grade, she met her mentor, Yolanda D. Coleman-Body, who introduced her to journalism, publishing, and writing and taught her how to "exist in the industry as a Black girl".[2][5] Coleman-Body encouraged Hodge to write for Rated-T, the school magazine; Hodge became a reporter, writer, and editor.[7][8][6] She also served as the Editor-in-Chief of Knight Vision, the school newspaper.[citation needed] She graduated from Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School in 2007.[7][9]
Hodge attended Lafayette College as a Posse Scholar and English and Africana major and quickly became involved with campus life.[10][11]
She served as the VP of Writing Organization Reaching Dynamic Students, a student arts group; performed at mic nights and poetry slams; started Lafayette's step team; was resident of the Association of Black Collegians; co-hosted a radio show with DJ Spyda Da Don[citation needed]; and oversaw the African-Caribbean interest floor in her dorm.[3][10][11][9][12] She also interned at MTV's development department for The N during her summer break.[10][13] While there, she was a live audience member for Total Request Live and in the pilot episode of Dance or Drop, a proposed MTV show.[14] She graduated from Lafayette in 2012 with a BA in English and moved on to pursue an MA in English and creative writing with a concentration in poetry from Southern New Hampshire University.[15][1]
She also has a certificate in publishing.[6]
Career
[edit]Hodge self-published her first poetry collection, Atlas of Consciousness, in 2010 while still a student at Lafayette.[16][17] Since then, two more collections have been published: Double Consciousness: An Autoethnic Guide to My Black American Experience (July 2014) and Woman. Queer. Black. (November 2021).[18] She has been a #1 bestselling author on Amazon, is published in the Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives, and was a TEDx speaker at Lafayette College.[16][1][19][20][18][17] She has also worked with Martha's Table, NPR, WAMU, UrRepublic, and Viacom.[17][21]
Hodge founded Sovereign Noir Publications, a publisher focused on elevating Black women writers, in 2019.[5][1] She and high school classmate Charles Smith founded i2Kings1Queen Publishing.[9] She is also a mentor for the First Ladies of Poverty Foundation.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Hodge is a lesbian.[2]
Hodge has a beloved dog named sparky
Hodge is a devoted fan to Ni'Jah
Awards and honors
[edit]Year | Award Name | Award Body | Reference |
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2007 | Editor's Choice Award | Poetry.com | [4] |
2008 | Editor's Choice Award | Poetry.com | [4] |
2008 | Silver Communicator Award | International Academy of the Visual Arts | [19] |
2008 | Poems and Poets of the Year Award | Poetry.com | [16] |
2009 | Aaron O. Hoff Program of the Year Award | Lafayette College | [21] |
2011 | Certificate of Academic Acknowledgement | The McDonogh Network (Lafayette College) | [22] |
2012 | Honorary Founder Award | Precision Step Team (Lafayette College) | [22] |
2012 | Global Cultural Competition | Café de la Penseé | [18][23] |
2014 | Hey Grow! Hero Award | Directions for Our Youth | [22] |
2014 | Poetry Book of the Year | Rainbow Rendezvous | [21] |
2016 | Best Nonfiction Author | Rainbow Rendezvous | [23] |
2016 | Poet of the Year | Rainbow Rendezvous | [23] |
2016 | Best Poetry Book of 2016 | Rainbow Rendezvous | [23] |
2017 | Social Marketer Certification | Hootsuite | [22] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Kameisha Jerae Hodge: Resident Book Publisher and Self Publishing Coach". First Ladies of Poverty Foundation. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b c "Meet Kameisha Jerae Hodge: CEO & Founder, Sovereign Noir Publications". Shout Out LA. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b c "Posse scholars and their families". yumpu. Posse Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b c Hodge, Kameisha Jerae. Atlas of Consciousness. p. 9.
- ^ a b c "Kameisha Jerae Hodge". HeySummit. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b "Where Are They Now". issuu. Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School. 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "Contributors". issuu. Friendship PCS. 2006. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b c Merritt, Flonora (2016-05-18). "Kameisha Hodge, Class of 2007". Friendship PCS. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
- ^ a b c "Expressing Herself" (PDF). Lafayette. 2009. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b "New African-Caribbean Interest Floor" (PDF). Lafayette College. 2011. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "meet the scholars". The Posse Foundation. 2010. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ "Profiles: Kameisha Hodge '12". Lafayette College. n.d. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ Hodge, Kameisha Jerae (2008-09-29). "A Summer Job that Rocks". Lafayette College. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "Class notes: 2011" (PDF). Lafayette College Alumni Association. 2015. p. 78. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b c "Poetic Prodigy: Kameisha Hodge '11 Publishes Atlas of Consciousness". Lafayette College. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ a b c "CEO AND FOUNDER: KAMEISHA JERAE HODGE". Sovereign Noir. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b c "Kameisha Jerae Hodge". Amazon. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ^ a b "Evening with Ella and Kameisha Jerae Hodge". MixCloud. Black Authors Network Talk Sho. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ "TEDxLaf - Kameisha Hodge - Human Downgrade 1.0". YouTube. TEDx Talks. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ a b c "Kameisha Hodge - Editor". reedsy. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ a b c d "Kameisha Hodge". SpeakerHub. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ a b c d "Kameisha Jerae Hodge". Kameisha Jerae Hodge. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
External links
[edit]- 1989 births
- Living people
- Lafayette College alumni
- Southern New Hampshire University alumni
- American lesbian writers
- African-American poets
- African-American publishers (people)
- American editors
- American women poets
- 21st-century American poets
- Poets from Washington, D.C.
- Writers from Washington, D.C.
- American LGBT poets
- 21st-century African-American writers
- 21st-century African-American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 20th-century African-American writers
- 20th-century African-American women