Dr. Ramona L Hyman, Literary Artist
Dr. Ramona L. Hyman is a writer, speaker, and professor “whose
words are powerful memories for us to walk in the 21st century,”
says Sonia Sanchez. In addition to
serving as a CMMI appraisal consultant for Command Tech, Dr. Hyman serves as a
professor of English at Oakwood University. Dr. Hyman is a
graduate of Temple University (BA), Andrews University (MA), and earned her PhD
from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Dr. Joyce Joyce says, as a
writer, “Hyman challenges audiences to explore a poetic imagination grounded in
a feel for the southern landscape, African- American literary and political
history, Black spirituality, and a creative fusion of Black folk speech with a
Euro-American poetic vernacular. Dr. Ramona L.
Hyman emerges as a strong . . .intellectual poetic voice.” Dr. Hyman is the co-editor of African American Seventh-day Adventist
Healers in a Multi-cultural Nation and the collections of poetry I Am Black America and In the Sanctuary of ‘de South. She is the author of the children’s book Grandma Annie’s Poetry. In 2022, she was included in Resonate, a
collection of essays by Seventh-day Adventist Women Scholars. Presently Hyman is working on a collection of
essays– “Montgomery 55 on My Mind: Lessons from the Boycott.” In 2022, Dr. Hyman was appointed to serve as
a Governor’s appointee for the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
Professional Development Workshops and
Keynote
Creative
Writing from Poetry to Book is a workshop designed to encourage creative writing and
expression. The interactive workshop is designed to show educators how to aid
students in the development of creative writing (poetry) skills and how to
develop a book from their original poetry. During the workshop teachers will
write poetry, journal, and develop a template for a collection of poetry.
Examples will be provided.
Montgomery
on My Mind: Lessons from the Boycott: On December 1, 1955, rosa Parks’ refusal to relinquish her
bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama ignited a chain of events that
led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955. Montgomery citizens refused to ride
the buses in Montgomery until the law legitimizing bus segregation was ruled
unconstitutional. In this presentation developed for all age groups, Dr. Hyman
motivates audiences as she relates a landmark event in American history. It is
a history lesson that all people need to experience. There are many practical
lessons to garnered.