True  Love  Movement

Ayanna Molina, also known as the emcee Fiyah, is an author/poet (Run Away Girl), teacher, and artist (Uplift Yo' Self).

To read excerpts from Run Away Girl, click here!  To listen to tracks from "Uplift Yo' Self" click here!  To watch the Black Mama video, click here!

Raised in the arms of New Orleans, Ayanna's vibe is an eclectic mix of spoken word and Hip Hop. Her work is dedicated to uplifting women and using Hip Hop as a tool to teach young people. She has performed in venues across the country...New York (Nuyurican), Atlanta (Women Who Jam) and Houston (Blackout Arts Collective).  Ayanna continues to do workshops to promote self-love and wellness for women of color. Her CD, "Uplift Yo' Self" is her first project.

Ayanna Molina earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree from the University of New Orleans in Psychology and English.  She is currently working on her Master's of Education degree in Community Counseling at Auburn University in Montgomery, Alabama.  Ayanna is also a student member of the professional organizations, Counselors for Social Justice and the Association for Specialists in Group Work. 

As a community organizer Ayanna has been active in the New Orleans and Montgomery communities.  As the founding member of Blackout Arts Collective New Orleans Chapter, Ayanna helped to organize the southern leg of the Lyrics on Lockdown tour in the summer of 2004 and 2005.  As a collective, BAC went into prisons, community centers and halfway houses facilitating creative arts workshops on the Prison Industrial Complex.   

Through Blackout New Orleans, Ayanna organized “Community GiveAways” where people would bring gently used donations of clothes, shoes, furniture, household items and toys for the community to take as they needed.  These events were community builders, where people could connect and create networks and friendships.  Blackout Arts Collective –New Orleans chapter organized several community events surrounding Black on Black violence and police terrorism.  As a member of Kuumba, Inc., Ayanna was involved in organizing and promoting conscious raising concerts and community events. 

After hurricane Katrina in 2005, Ayanna evacuated to Montgomery, Alabama where there were hundreds of evacuees from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.  Realizing the need to connect and share resources, Ayanna created a group called After the Storm.  After the Storm held gatherings for families from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, who had relocated to Montgomery due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  After the Storm served as a vehicle for people to express their sadness, frustrations and pain with each other.