Petty Propolis Reader: My Personal and Political Evolution (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781548034696)

Tawana "Honeycomb" Petty is a mother, social justice organizer, youth advocate, poet and author. She was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and is intricately involved in water rights advocacy, visionary organizing and digital justice work. Petty is a past recipient of the Spirit of Detroit Award, the Woman of Substance Award, the Women Creating Caring Communities Award, the Detroit Awesome Award, the Black Law Student Association's Justice Honoree Award, and was recognized as one of Who's Who in Black Detroit in 2013 and 2015. She is a board member of the James and Grace Lee Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership, a Data Justice Community Researcher for the Detroit Community Technology Project, a Detroit Equity Action Lab (DEAL) Fellow, and a member of the The Detroit Digital Justice Coalition. Petty has organized a vast array of social justice initiatives, bringing together thousands to advocate for social and environmental justice while visioning alternatives together. In addition to Petty's community organizing work, she performs and presents across the globe. Petty has appeared on several television and radio programs and her work and writings have been featured in numerous publications. She is the author of Introducing Honeycomb and Coming Out My Box and the creator of Petty Propolis, a sponsored project of Allied Media Projects. Petty uses the various components of Petty Propolis to encourage creativity and nurture visionary potential through art and organizing. Learn more at honeycombthepoet.org