Gha’il Rhodes Benjamin is an award-winning spoken-word performance recording artist, actress, educator, and self-empowerment speaker. Gha’il was most recently featured at The Appel Room of Jazz at Lincoln Center in collaboration with Senakwami’s Studio and pianist Julius Rodriguez. For the third consecutive year, Gha’il rocked the house as host and performer at the 18th annual Fort Greene Juneteenth Arts Festival Celebration. Ms. Benjamin’s collaboration with Jeff Haynes on the CD Storm King with the late Pete Seeger was Grammy-nominated and won The Audiobook of the Year Award (Publishers Weekly). Ms. Benjamin coaches and facilitates a range of self-empowerment workshops and is featured in filmmaker Al Santana’s REPARATION BLUES, as well as China Colston’s DARK SEED and SWEET THANG. Through her own production company, Talking Poems and Storytelling Productions, she continues to customize poetry for any occasion. Her CD Spiritual Eclipse continues to inspire audiences.