ShaCondria "iCon" Sibley is an Alexandria, Louisiana native, and longtime New Orleans-based, award-winning poet, author, performing artist, visual artist, teaching artist, host, event curator, and creator of the viral “to all the little Black girls with big names” movement. A multiple-time national poetry slam champion and performer, she travels the country and has made many television and stage appearances, including on TV One's Verses and Flow and on the mainstage at the Essence Music Festival. Her work has been featured on many outlets such as Huffington Post, For Harriet, Teen Vogue, InStyle, BET, and BBC World Radio. She has also featured on musical projects with multiple national recording artists and has co-written two short films. iCon uses her work/words largely to speak on her existence as a southern Blk woman as they relate to identity, family/community, faith, and healing. Her first published work, My Name Is Pronounced Holy, will be available Winter 2020.
