Oba William King

Description

Oba William King is a Traditional Folk Arts Fellowship recipient from the Illinois Arts Council, a Juneteenth Commemoration storyteller and interactive workshop presenter at the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, in College Station, TX. Oba is a four-time presenter and artist-in-residence at the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, TN. A Silver Life member of the National Association of Black Storytellers, he has performed and presented workshops at the Annual Festival and Conference for nine years. Oba was the featured orator at the Chicago History Museum’s King Day Celebration; he also presented Family Night at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Mr. Oba, as the students call him, is one of the masters amongst his peers in sharing the art of storytelling, poetry, and spoken word for all ages and cultures. When he is not performing, he’s writing, documenting recent activities, and creating sketches or stories for his workshops and after-school classes. King is a storytelling consultant for the Central Texas Network Weavers, helping to integrate the gift of storytelling into the social fabric, setting goals, bringing community members together and inspiring leadership by sharing stories. Additional programs can be created to fit your needs. Photo by Renetrice Pierre.