BLINN DEAN TO SHARE LIFE STORY THROUGH POETRY

  

 Dr. Jimmy Adams will share a collection of poems detailing his life’s path from a run-down shack in the projects of Tuscaloosa, Ala. to his current role as Blinn College’s dean of Business, Agriculture & Kinesiology during a special presentation Tuesday, Feb. 24, on the Blinn College – Bryan campus.

Adams will present “The Journey: Reality” at noon in the Barbara L. Pearson Banquet Room located in the Student Center (map). Sponsored by Blinn’s Division of Social Sciences, “The Journey” is part of the College’s Black History Month celebration. Admission is free and open to the public.

Through spoken word poetry set to the backdrop of popular music, Adams will perform 17 artistic renderings of his life experiences, from witnessing the abuse of women, to living without a father, to watching his brother die from AIDS.

“On my journey to where I am in life today, I have lived, seen, witnessed and experienced things you would not believe,” Adams said. “As I reflect on the state of the black experience in America, I am reminded of the struggle I endured and the struggle of those before me in our fight for freedom, justice and equality.”

Adams has served more than 30 years in higher education administration and business management, including 14 in community college and university administration, program development and instruction. He was a recipient of the Sam Houston State University Educational Leadership Doctoral Research Award and was selected the University Council for Educational Administration Barbara L. Jackson Scholar Nominee by SHSU’s Educational Leadership and Counseling Department.

“My message is universal,” Adams said. “Though it’s in the subset of black history, my story can speak to anyone who has experienced hardship and fights to rise above it.”