Keshad Adeniyi

Keshad “ife” Adeniyi is a multi-media artist from Watts, California, who uses poetry, painting, and rap as pedagogical tools to engage both youth and adults directly impacted by America’s carceral apparatus. He has dedicated his career to carceral work centered on education, justice, and transformation. His experiences programming in carceral institutions both domestically and internationally have helped to inform the development of his original program titled The Story From Within. Additionally, Keshad serves as the Director of Education and Curriculum Development at exalt youth.