King Shakur is a fun-loving poet, DJ, activist, mentor, lover, fighter, and everything in between. Born in Dallas, TX, and raised in the South Dallas neighborhood, he is a husband of 17 years to Regina and an Uncle/Daddy to Deshynena, Jyvontay Kingsun, and Khari. He founded Volunteering While Black in 2017. VWB is an organization tasked with promoting volunteerism in the African American community while supporting several service organizations. He has provided over $ 15,000 in in-kind DJing and MC services since 2019. He is a Co-founder of the Art Inspired Healing Collective, where the focus is on Hip Hop and Healing, and social-emotional health. He is the recipient of Parkland's Community First Award 2019, A Dallas Mayor's Star Council Alum, 2016 Memphis Book Festival Artist of the Year, former Artist in Resident for the City of Desoto 2023 and 2024 and a board member of several nonprofits. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Business from Allen University an MS in Public Leadership from the University of North Texas Dallas and a Certificate in Social Emotional Arts (SEA) from UCLArts Healing. IG:POETDJKINGSHAKUR king@thekingshakur.com