A woman wearing traditional African attire, including a large, eye-catching blue headwrap with gold patterns, matching earrings, layered necklaces, and a blue dress with intricate detailing. She has a silver bindi on her forehead and life-like makeup.

Fakir- Adrian

Fakir-Adrian is a Detroit-born scholar & poet. Awards include 1st place (2024) & 2nd Place (2025) in the Phillip Lawson Hatch Jr. Memorial Writing Competition in English, 2nd place in the Tompkins Award for Poetry, the Stephen H. Tudor Memorial Scholarship in Creative Writing, & the Ibex Arts Scholarship Award in Poetry.

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