| About 
Angelika Peacock is the "Earthy Artist" both creative and organized. She is Earthy, Angelic and Unlimited. Angelika Peacock, founder of Earth Angel Unlimited, focuses on community empowerment and wellness, especially for busy women. Divine motivational messages are posted weekly at www.earthangelunlimited.blogspot.com and www.goddessesrising.blogspot.com She is dedicated to promoting positive female images of women in Hip-Hop; and works directly with young women in Queens and NYC to cultivate their self-esteem and creative expression. Professional Life Coach & Public Speaker
With over five years of experience in individual counseling, personal life coaching, and art therapy, Angelika has the special gift of empowering others to heal themselves and set goals to achieve their dreams.
An interactive public speaker who moves audiences with her energetic, prolific spirit, Angelika has facilitated workshops and presentations at the Youth Development Institute, H2Ed Summit, St. Nick's Preservation Development Corporation Family Literacy Conference, ACT for Youth Statewide Conference, South Asian Youth Action Youth Power Poetry Workshop & Open Mic, National Urban League NULITES Leadership Day, and many more. Professional Writer & Publisher While at Union Settlement Association, Angelika published 3 youth poetry anthologies in partnership with Poets & Writers, Inc. In 2003, excerpts from her upcoming Hip Hop guide for youth were published by the Fund for the City of NY's Youth Development Institute in Literacy Links II: Focus on Teens. As an educator, she has developed and implemented curricula on dance, hip hop, sexual health & more. She has also done freelance work for FreshLikeMe.com, Elite Arts & Science, Fire Magazine, and Goddesses Rising. | | Performance Artist Dance/Choreography With over 20 years of experience in dance and 16 years choreographing, Angelika has taught modern, jazz, hip hop and afro-caribbean dance to youth ages 7-21. She was fortunate to have trained at the Gloria Jackson School of Dance, Foster-Laurie Police Athletic League Summer Camp Dance Class, Miss Adele's Dance Center, and the Francis Lewis High School Professional Dance Choreography program all in Queens, NY, and then work with the Dark Arts Performing Dance Company at the University of Delaware. Angelika has taught dance at the National Youth Sports Program and Oasis Children's Services as well as the East Harlem Works, Youth Link, and Tito Puente Performing Arts After School Programs. Poet/Hip Hop Artist Winner of SLAM a poet's competition, Angelika was the only female poet to rock the mic at the first National Arts SLAM and proceeded to blow the crowd away and overpower the male contestants with poems about the real power of womanhood and women's issues. She attended FemCee Freestyle Ciphers led by Toni Blackman to improve her rap skills and performed freestyle in the 2nd Annual Female Flavor Summit at the Point Community Development Corporation in the Hunts Point area of the Bronx, NY. Since then she has written more songs, been in the studio with Fortune (music producer) and rap artist, Just Sayin'. For more about Fortune, please visithttp://www.myspace.com/fortune4hire She made guest appearances on Just Sayin's 1st album, Katharsis, and has performed with him at events in Brooklyn and Harlem. For more on Just sayin, please visit http://www.myspace.com/justsayin718 Certifications/Education Graduated in 2001, from the University of Delaware with a B.S. in Healthy Behavior Management/Specialization in Programming & Leadership in Urban Communities, Youth & Families, minor in Black American Studies/Hip Hop Education. Advancing Youth Development (AYD) Training of Trainers, Youth Development Institute in 2003 Successfully completed the Partnership for After School Education (PASE) and CUNY Baruch Emerging Leaders in Youth Services program in 2005. | | Planner & Organizer Angelika is a community organizer and events planner. She has planned conferences in partnership with the Youth Development Institute, Hip Hop Association: H2Ed, Union Settlement Association, The Child Center of NY, and the Queens Borough President's Office. Not only was she pivotal in forming and launching high school clubs and college groups from the Francis Lewis High School Step Team, Nu Gamma Psi, to the University of Delaware's SPIT Poetry Club, she was also pivotal in launching someo f the first hip hop conferences, such as the Annual It's Bigger Than Hip Hop Youth Development Conference, the East Harlem Works Hip Hop Literacy project, the Queens Borough President's Youth Board Annual Speak Out Conference and the Annual MLK Holiday of Service Performing Arts for Peace Festival. She is looking forward to planning the 2nd Annual Queens Hip Hop Summit in 2010. Youth Advocate Passionate about youth issues, Angelika has participated in the Campaign for Summer Jobs and trains youth in civic engagement and how to advocate for their rights even though they aren't old enough to vote. She also used to be very active in the New York Local Organizing Committee of the National Hip Hop Political Convention. Art Therapist/Counselor Youth Link Prevention Counselor Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Advocate Christina Cultural Arts Center University of Delaware Resident Hall Assistant POW (Promoter of Wellness) Student Health Center Peer Educator Each One Reach One Mentor Program Director/Coordinator Child Center of NY Basie Beacon Program ACT for Youth Community Collaboration Out of School Time (OST) Pre-teen Program Baby Think It Over Pregnancy Prevention HOPE Sexual Health & Wellness Arts Program Hip Hop Heals Literacy Project | |