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No better way to connect with an audience and invest in the community than communication. Specifically broadcast in this cast The Rhymer's Corner podcast will allow A.Abyla Lloyd to showcase her talent and the talent of her visitors who are experts or starting in their line of work as artists, business entrepreneurs, community leaders/activists, or all the above. The mission of The Rhymer's Corner is to use the podcast to discuss social points on issues that will allow the audience to choose the topic. The platform is to allow artists to promote their work.
The Rhymer's Corner Podcast
Coming Summer in 2024
"I have seen A.Abyla managed impressive theater productions for both independent artists and non-profit organizations. She is a hard worker who can juggle a full time job and independent projects simultaneously."
Fran Bakker, Project Manager
Cognitive Inspirations
No More Quiet, Celebrating 50 Years of Me
The more LaTonya, founder and CEO of Cognitive Inspirations, learned, the more everything began to make sense.
Her creativity had always felt inherited from some unseen ancestor—a whisper in her ear, a nudge in her spirit when she wrote, performed, dreamed. Now she knew why. Her bloodline was a river of pioneers, artists, and visionaries whose gifts had not skipped her. They had only been waiting for her to claim them.
Art Farmer’s music.
François Bourbonnais’ lineage.
Catherine “Catish” Chevalier’s resilience.
These were not names in a book, they were signatures in her DNA.
So when she stepped into her artistry, she needed a name that honored all of it. A name with legacy. A name with fire. A name that belonged to the woman who had finally uncovered her truth.
A. Abyla Lloyd
A name that carries awakening.
A mind that refuses silence.
A — Awareness: seeing what was hidden, naming what was withheld.
Abyla — Elevation: rising from inherited truth into self-defined power.
Lloyd — Legacy: not just what you come from, but what you leave.
A. Abyla Lloyd is cognitive courage in motion
the thinker who questions origin stories,
the writer who turns revelation into liberation,
the voice that says: No More Quiet.
Her stage name carried the weight of ancestors and the lightness of liberation. It said: I am no longer the girl told to keep secrets. No longer the woman carrying questions she was never allowed to ask.
No more quiet.
No more shrinking.
No more letting others define her story.
My story is worth being told.
And as she approached her fiftieth year, half a century of survival, intuition, talent, and truth—she chose to celebrate not just the years lived, but the woman she had become.
“Fifty years of me,” she said with a smile that felt like sunrise.
“Beautiful me.”
A. Abyla Lloyd, artist, poet, truth-teller, descendant of brilliance, finally knew who she was.
And now the world would know, too.
Join us for a Djembe Drum Class and Workshop!
Sat, Jan 11
|Chicago
Experience the rich rhythms and vibrant culture of West Africa at a special Djembe drum workshop hosted by Victoria Boateng, founder of the non-profit organization Victoria Djembe! Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today! Sign up now and bring your energy and enthusiasm.
Time & Location
Jan 11, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Chicago, 9210 S Commercial Ave, Chicago, IL 60617, USA
About the event
Join us for a Djembe Drum Class and Workshop!
Fee: $15 (Contact Adonis Haymer at adonishaymer81@yahoo.com)
Experience the rich rhythms and vibrant culture of West Africa at a special Djembe drum workshop hosted by Victoria Boateng, founder of the non-profit organization Victoria Djembe!
Whether you're a beginner or have drumming experience, this workshop will guide you through the basics of playing the Djembe, as well as explore traditional rhythms. It’s a great opportunity to connect with the community, learn from an expert, and have fun!
Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today!