CALL TO ACTION (CTA) FELLOWSHIP
"...From Flow, to Theater Show, to Fellow...ship!"
In 2011, Joeson “DJ APEX” Owusu-Spencer completed his undergraduate studies at University of the Pacific. This same year, he released his social justice-themed mixtape; Call to Action (CTA). Met with a warm community reception, the years following CTA's release were filled with live performance opportunities throughout California. The productive engagement Joeson often experienced with audiences after performances inspired the expansion of the mixtape from flow, to theater show, to fellow...ship! ​
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​As a Hip Hop & Spoken Word Theater Production...Call to Action is designed to highlight select elements of Hip Hop Culture to awaken the passion inside African Americans -- and other ethnic groups -- to help them build confidence, find solutions to everyday issues, and ultimately overcome adversity.​
As a Leadership & Academic Fellowship...Call to Action is designed to cultivate youth leadership while strengthening ELA, Reading, Social Studies, Public Speaking, Performing Arts, and Entrepreneurship learning.
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Recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Outstanding Youth Adult Award in Stockton, CA – inductee into Alpha Kappa Delta - The International Honor Society of Sociology – the youngest board member to serve on The California Council of Black Chambers, and the first African American Commencement Speaker in University of the Pacific’s history – join educator, artist, entrepreneur, and writer; Joeson Owusu-Spencer as he -- and his colleagues – explore concepts covered in Call to Action (and other select pieces) to help guide Fellows in the development of their own thought-provoking works of art!​