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==Career== ==Career==
Hodge ] her first poetry collection, ''Atlas of Consciousness'', in 2010 while still a student at Lafayette.<ref name=prodigy>{{cite web|url=https://news.lafayette.edu/2011/02/18/kameisha-hodge-poetry/|title=Poetic Prodigy: Kameisha Hodge '11 Publishes Atlas of Consciousness|date=2011-02-18|publisher=Lafayette College|access-date=2021-08-06}}</ref><ref name=ceo>{{cite web|url=https://www.sovereignnoir.com/experience|title=CEO AND FOUNDER: KAMEISHA JERAE HODGE|date=n.d.|publisher=Sovereign Noir|access-date=2021-08-05}}</ref> Since then, two more collections have been published: ''Double Consciousness: An Autoethnic Guide to My Black American Experience'' (July 2014) and ''Woman. Queer. Black.'' (November 2021).<ref name=biblio>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B00DWILCAY?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader|title=Kameisha Jerae Hodge|date=n.d.|publisher=Amazon|access-date=2021-08-05}}</ref> She has been a #1 bestselling author on Amazon, is published in the ''Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives'', and was a ] speaker at Lafayette College.<ref name=prodigy/><ref name=firstladies/><ref name=podcast>{{cite web|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/blackauthorsnetworktalkshow/evening-with-ella-and-kameisha-jerae-hodge/|title=Evening with Ella and Kameisha Jerae Hodge|date=n.d.|publisher=Black Authors Network Talk Sho|website=MixCloud|access-date=2021-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkOznx1lEO0|title=TEDxLaf - Kameisha Hodge - Human Downgrade 1.0|date=2011-10-04|publisher=TEDx Talks|website=YouTube|access-date=2021-08-06}}</ref><ref name=biblio/><ref name=ceo/> She has also worked with ], ], ], UrRepublic, and ].<ref name=ceo/><ref name=reedsy>{{cite web|url=https://reedsy.com/kameisha-hodge|title=Kameisha Hodge - Editor|date=n.d.|publisher=reedsy|access-date=2021-08-06}}</ref><ref name=tryinstant>{{cite web|url=https://tryinstantpress.com/exclusive-interview-with-kameisha-jerae-hodge/|title=Exclusive Interview with Kameisha Jerae Hodge|date=2020-12-01|publisher=Dendy Media|access-date=2021-08-06}}</ref> Hodge ] her first poetry collection, ''Atlas of Consciousness'', in 2010 while still a student at Lafayette.<ref name=prodigy>{{cite web|url=https://news.lafayette.edu/2011/02/18/kameisha-hodge-poetry/|title=Poetic Prodigy: Kameisha Hodge '11 Publishes Atlas of Consciousness|date=2011-02-18|publisher=Lafayette College|access-date=2021-08-06}}</ref><ref name=ceo>{{cite web|url=https://www.sovereignnoir.com/experience|title=CEO AND FOUNDER: KAMEISHA JERAE HODGE|date=n.d.|publisher=Sovereign Noir|access-date=2021-08-05}}</ref> Since then, two more collections have been published: ''Double Consciousness: An Autoethnic Guide to My Black American Experience'' (July 2014) and ''Woman. Queer. Black.'' (November 2021).<ref name=biblio>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/entity/author/B00DWILCAY?_encoding=UTF8&node=283155&offset=0&pageSize=12&searchAlias=stripbooks&sort=author-sidecar-rank&page=1&langFilter=default#formatSelectorHeader|title=Kameisha Jerae Hodge|date=n.d.|publisher=Amazon|access-date=2021-08-05}}</ref> She has been a #1 bestselling author on Amazon, is published in the ''Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives'', and was a ] speaker at Lafayette College.<ref name=prodigy/><ref name=firstladies/><ref name=podcast>{{cite web|url=https://www.mixcloud.com/blackauthorsnetworktalkshow/evening-with-ella-and-kameisha-jerae-hodge/|title=Evening with Ella and Kameisha Jerae Hodge|date=n.d.|publisher=Black Authors Network Talk Sho|website=MixCloud|access-date=2021-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkOznx1lEO0|title=TEDxLaf - Kameisha Hodge - Human Downgrade 1.0|date=2011-10-04|publisher=TEDx Talks|website=YouTube|access-date=2021-08-06}}</ref><ref name=biblio/><ref name=ceo/> She has also worked with ], ], ], UrRepublic, and ].<ref name=ceo/><ref name=reedsy>{{cite web|url=https://reedsy.com/kameisha-hodge|title=Kameisha Hodge - Editor|date=n.d.|publisher=reedsy|access-date=2021-08-06}}</ref>


Hodge founded Sovereign Noir Publications, a publisher focused on elevating Black women writers, in 2019.<ref name=social/><ref name=firstladies/><ref name=tryinstant/> She and high school classmate Charles Smith founded i2Kings1Queen Publishing.<ref name=codefnn/> She is also a mentor for the First Ladies of Poverty Foundation.<ref name=firstladies/> Hodge founded Sovereign Noir Publications, a publisher focused on elevating Black women writers, in 2019.<ref name=social/><ref name=firstladies/> She and high school classmate Charles Smith founded i2Kings1Queen Publishing.<ref name=codefnn/> She is also a mentor for the First Ladies of Poverty Foundation.<ref name=firstladies/>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==

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Kameisha Jerae Hodge
Hodge in 2010Hodge in 2010
Born (1989-11-01) November 1, 1989 (age 35)
Washington, D.C., USA
OccupationWriter, editor, poet, spoken word artist
Alma materLafayette College (BA)
Southern New Hampshire University (MA)

Kameisha Jerae Hodge (pronounced /kəmiːʃə dʒɛreɪ hɒdʒ/; born November 1, 1989) is an American writer, publisher, poet, and spoken word artist from Washington, D.C. She is the founder and CEO of Sovereign Noir Publications, a publishing company established in 2019 that elevates Black women's voices.

Early life

Hodge was born in 1989 in Washington, D.C., the oldest of eleven, and she, a brother, and a sister were raised by their mother Sabrina. For a while, they were homeless, staying with relatives or at homeless shelters.

Hodge began reading in poetry competitions while in middle school. In tenth grade, she met her mentor, Yolanda D. Coleman-Body, who introduced her to journalism, publishing, and writing and taught her how to "exist in the industry as a Black girl". Coleman-Body encouraged Hodge to write for Rated-T, the school magazine; Hodge became a reporter, writer, and editor. She also served as the Editor-in-Chief of Knight Vision, the school newspaper. She graduated from Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School in 2007.

Hodge attended Lafayette College as a Posse Scholar and English and Africana major and quickly became involved with campus life.

She served as the VP of Writing Organization Reaching Dynamic Students, a student arts group; performed at mic nights and poetry slams; started Lafayette's step team; was resident of the Association of Black Collegians; co-hosted a radio show with DJ Spyda Da Don; and oversaw the African-Caribbean interest floor in her dorm. She also interned at MTV's development department for The N during her summer break. While there, she was a live audience member for Total Request Live and in the pilot episode of Dance or Drop, a proposed MTV show. She graduated from Lafayette in 2012 with a BA in English and moved on to pursue an MA in English and creative writing with a concentration in poetry from Southern New Hampshire University.

She also has a certificate in publishing.

Career

Hodge self-published her first poetry collection, Atlas of Consciousness, in 2010 while still a student at Lafayette. Since then, two more collections have been published: Double Consciousness: An Autoethnic Guide to My Black American Experience (July 2014) and Woman. Queer. Black. (November 2021). She has been a #1 bestselling author on Amazon, is published in the Georgetown Journal of Law & Modern Critical Race Perspectives, and was a TEDx speaker at Lafayette College. She has also worked with Martha's Table, NPR, WAMU, UrRepublic, and Viacom.

Hodge founded Sovereign Noir Publications, a publisher focused on elevating Black women writers, in 2019. She and high school classmate Charles Smith founded i2Kings1Queen Publishing. She is also a mentor for the First Ladies of Poverty Foundation.

Personal life

Hodge is a lesbian.

Hodge has a beloved dog named sparky

Hodge is a devoted fan to Ni'Jah

Awards and honors

Year Award Name Award Body Reference
2007 Editor's Choice Award Poetry.com
2008 Editor's Choice Award Poetry.com
2008 Silver Communicator Award International Academy of the Visual Arts
2008 Poems and Poets of the Year Award Poetry.com
2009 Aaron O. Hoff Program of the Year Award Lafayette College
2011 Certificate of Academic Acknowledgement The McDonogh Network (Lafayette College)
2012 Honorary Founder Award Precision Step Team (Lafayette College)
2012 Global Cultural Competition Café de la Penseé
2014 Hey Grow! Hero Award Directions for Our Youth
2014 Poetry Book of the Year Rainbow Rendezvous
2016 Best Nonfiction Author Rainbow Rendezvous
2016 Poet of the Year Rainbow Rendezvous
2016 Best Poetry Book of 2016 Rainbow Rendezvous
2017 Social Marketer Certification Hootsuite

References

  1. ^ "Kameisha Jerae Hodge: Resident Book Publisher and Self Publishing Coach". First Ladies of Poverty Foundation. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  2. ^ "Meet Kameisha Jerae Hodge: CEO & Founder, Sovereign Noir Publications". Shout Out LA. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  3. ^ "Posse scholars and their families". yumpu. Posse Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  4. ^ Hodge, Kameisha Jerae. Atlas of Consciousness. p. 9.
  5. ^ "KAMEISHA JERAE HODGE - PUBLISHING MENTOR - ARLINGTON, VA - WASHINGTON, D.C." Girl Social Gang. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  6. ^ "Kameisha Jerae Hodge". HeySummit. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  7. ^ "Where Are They Now". issuu. Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School. 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  8. "Contributors". issuu. Friendship PCS. 2006. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  9. ^ Merritt, Flonora (2016-05-18). "Kameisha Hodge, Class of 2007". Friendship PCS. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  10. ^ "Expressing Herself" (PDF). Lafayette. 2009. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  11. ^ "New African-Caribbean Interest Floor" (PDF). Lafayette College. 2011. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  12. "meet the scholars". The Posse Foundation. 2010. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  13. "Profiles: Kameisha Hodge '12". Lafayette College. n.d. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  14. Hodge, Kameisha Jerae (2008-09-29). "A Summer Job that Rocks". Lafayette College. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  15. "Class notes: 2011" (PDF). Lafayette College Alumni Association. 2015. p. 78. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  16. ^ "Poetic Prodigy: Kameisha Hodge '11 Publishes Atlas of Consciousness". Lafayette College. 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  17. ^ "CEO AND FOUNDER: KAMEISHA JERAE HODGE". Sovereign Noir. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  18. ^ "Kameisha Jerae Hodge". Amazon. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  19. ^ "Evening with Ella and Kameisha Jerae Hodge". MixCloud. Black Authors Network Talk Sho. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  20. "TEDxLaf - Kameisha Hodge - Human Downgrade 1.0". YouTube. TEDx Talks. 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  21. ^ "Kameisha Hodge - Editor". reedsy. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  22. ^ "Kameisha Hodge". SpeakerHub. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  23. ^ "Kameisha Jerae Hodge". Kameisha Jerae Hodge. n.d. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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