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By Misty Williams |Staff Writer| Popular spoken word artist Ife Nira, also known as Keshad Adeniyi, was featured at a poetry event through Lion like Mind state in Upland, Calif. May 18. The crowd was filled with fans anxiously waiting to hear his piercing metaphors. Adeniyi grew up in Watts, Calif. and is now a spoken word artist and advocate for social justice. He has performed all over the world, including our very own campus. Adeniyi performed four poems: “Colors Got a Home,” “Still I Rise,” “Born on a Slave Ship” and “Keep Climbing.” The crowd was moved with lines like “Where I’m from little boys and girls see privilege and dreaming... Dreams have become more like glass … [Read more...] about Keshad Adeniyi at Upland