Grants and Awards
2023 NJ Heritage Fellow
State of New Jersey
2023 Linda and Charlie Brown Nia Service Award
National Association of Black Storytellers
2023 Brother Blue Elders Circle Award
National Associaiton of Black Storytellers
2022 Library of Congress Widening the Path Community Collections Grant
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
2020 Zora Neale Hurston Award
The National Association of Black Storytellers
2018 Teacher Artist of the Year
Young Audiences of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania
2018 New Jersey Teaching Artist Governor’s Award
State of New Jersey
National Storytelling Network
Brimstone Grant for Applied Storytelling
MidAtlantic Arts Foundation
Artist-As-Catalyst
Service Awards
National Association of Black Storytellers, Inc.
Outstanding Service
Coalition of 100 Black Women – Philadelphia Branch
Mover and Shaker
Unity Community Center of Camden New Jersey
Outstanding Community Service
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Omicron, Omicron Zeta Chapter
Z-Hope Award
I am Kenny J Productions Social Club
Unsung Hero
