Zouhair Mussa

Young person with curly hair in a blue and purple jacket standing indoors with a wooden frame and wall art in the background.
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Flash Poetry Readings

Spring 2022 Flash Reading #39: Zouhair Mussa

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Creative Writing topic page, Activism topic page, Visiting Artist/Writer/Curator/Lecturer topic page
Job title: 
Community organizer and Multi-Disciplinary Artist
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Zouhair Mussa gave a Visiting Writer Reading at the Arts Research Center in April 2022, part of the Spring 2022 Flash Reading Series.

Zouhair Mussa is a Sudanese/Nubian-American community organizer and multi-disciplinary artist from West Oakland. His art is based on the life he has lived and aims at addressing that which is detrimental to him and his community. He seeks to shed light on injustices that plague the places he calls home. He uses his art to remember the fallen and dreams of healing the struggle. Most importantly, he wants to uplift and inspire change with the aid of his artistic expression. Zouhair was a 2019 Oakland Youth Poet Laureate Finalist.

Role: 
Flash Reader