Da Black Pearll

Da Black Pearll (Tinitha Warren) was born in Chicago, IL. She was raised in Minneapolis, MN since the age of four. She found her love for poetry in the 4th Grade and has been writing ever since. In 1993 Tinitha earned the NFTE (National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship) Award of Minnesota Sponsored by Koch Refinery Company, as the young owner of her own African American greeting card company Black Berry Graphics, Inc... She was given congressional recognition from Congressman Jim Ramstad and the late Senator Paul Wellstone for her accomplishments. Inspired by her younger brother (Saint Paul Slim of G.O.B.), the desire to perform and share her thoughts with the public through spoken-word has grown over the years. The rebirth of herself, awaking her artistic skills allowed her the opportunity to birth Da Black Pearll, a product of sand and time. She has since named the Poets Groove (Blue Nile-Tuesday Open Mic) her sanctuary. Being blessed with the opportunity to open for word renounced spoken word artist, like Georgia Me at Minneapolis Visage night club in 2007, B-girl B Minneapolis Intermedia Arts 2007, Picosa Restaurant Poets in the City also in 2007, in addition to a host of other events.

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Completing her first demo CD Sand~n~Time in 2007 before relocating to Texas for 18 months, Da Black Pearll loves being back home in the Twin Cities. Although Texas offers warm weather being within the massala of Minneapolis local artist, is always beautiful. Returning more polished and seasoned to Minnesota brings a breeze of welcoming love; she is currently working on completing her first CD that will complement all aspects of her life in collaboration with varied musical genre. The ultimate goal is to reach the youth and show versatility though spoken word as a medicinal element of Hip-Hop. We all live a story waiting to be told. Da Black Pearll is currently obtaining her Bachelors of Science degree in Criminal Justice, with hopes of working with youth being released from corrections, and victims of domestic violence. Along with her Sister Poets Kimber Love and Karma the Oddest Goddess and her Favorite DJ Mix. In 2010 the Twin Cities "Poetic Voyage on the Mississippi" was a great success. We will voyage again. She was also Recently named "2011 Twin Cities Most EROTIC Poet" by SLAM MN, Hosting the DFTC (Down for the Cause) Taalam Acey Event at Arnellia's 1183 University Ave Saint Paul, in addition to releasing her fist book "The Nucleus" March 2011. She is also the facilitator of self reflecting writing workshops series "Who am I, Naked in Truth" through her own organization Words of Wise-Dome. It's all in your head, so as you think so as you are.