Voices from the Audience

Dr. T and Radiance are a powerful mother-daughter duo whose poetic voices are both necessary and unforgettable. They have a rare gift for guiding audiences through difficult and uncomfortable topics, including racism, with honesty, grace, education, and artistry. Their chemistry is beautiful, joyful, and deeply moving to witness. They do more than perform; they create space for reflection, healing, conversation, and transformation. I strongly recommend them for any organization, school, community, or sponsor seeking a meaningful, engaging and impactful experience.

A phenomenal pair, ready with truth and power and the means to deliver it in a way that awakens the soul and the spirit.

If you want to sponsor an event that will have the audience provoked into deep thoughts and emotions and walk away feeling as though their entire existence has been enhanced, invite these two vessels of GOD's love and light. Their energy alone are forces to be reckoned with, but the things they write and talk about are relatable to everyone present. It's not a performance, it's an experience.

Words do not suffice to express my gratitude and appreciation. The Fireside today was phenomenal, amazing, and mesmerizing!! You captured the hearts of the audience with such a remarkable presentation about the history of racism, the oneness of humanity from a scientific and religious point of view, the Bahá'í guidance on healing racial prejudice... Visual Aids were outstanding and captivating... Eye opener. Radiance was so radiant working side by side with her mother... So beautiful. My 3 grandkids sat through the 2-hour presentation, fascinated! They were talking about it on our way back, and wanted to attend more of these meetings!!! The room was packed... All wanted to stay longer, and it was hard to have them leave the premises.

I have had the pleasure of reading and listening to the poems written by Mrs. Barbara Talley and her daughter, Radiance. They are wonderfully composed and have been written from the heart. They draw upon deep personal experiences with which we can all empathize. They do not cringe from the painful subject of racial and religious intolerance, but at the same time, the poetry exudes optimism and joy, and promotes prescriptions on which depend the life and health of our American human family. The message of the poetry is sincere and should appeal to many… it certainly spoke to me.

With unmatched passion, purpose, and much-needed soulful grace, mother and daughter dynamic duo, Barbara and Radiance Talley, open minds, transform souls, and inspire action with their powerful, raw poetry full of truth, tragedy, and triumph about the unconscionable injustice of racism that is alive throughout the US.... Their poetry is sure to ignite a flame in the hearts of those who have the honor of hearing it! As a white woman of privilege, wife, mother, educator, and restorative practitioner, my life has been profoundly changed by all I have learned from them. I am excited to share their poetry with others in order to heal and unite individuals and communities!