Award-Winning Slam Poet and Transformational Speaker
Andre Bradford, a.k.a. S.C. Says, is an Austin based spoken word artist who has been performing slam poetry since 2014. He's toured and performed his slam poetry keynote on Purposeful Empathy at venues, universities, and conferences across the country, and his work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Write About Now, The Edge radio, The Culture Trip, and Blavity. He is a two time Austin Poetry Slam Champion, the 2022 Texas Grand Slam Champion, and is the author of the poetry collection Golden Brown Skin. He also once popped a bag of popcorn without burning a single kernel, which is arguably one of his greatest achievements. His performance is interactive, engaging, funny, and truly moving. Weaving unique artistry, research backed talking points, and personal story, S.C. Says helps create transformative events and gives audiences a path for rich dialogue and true community engagement.
