Jeffrey Porter - Presenter The History of Black Music, The Journey of Black Music from Plantation to Present, Music of an Oppressed People. The Evolution of Jamaican Reggae from; Mento to Ska to Rock Steady. 

 On gateway 97.8 Basildon and East Thurrock brighter sound from the heart of East gate www.gateway978.com.

Visual Artist {digital}, Poet and Dub Poet.

Dub poetry is performing poetry to a rhythm of the drum; I also link visual art with poetry and  I am a member of Essex Cultural Diversity Project.

I perform poetry recitals in churches and at weddings. I also conduct art and poetry workshops in schools, prisons and in the community.

After successfully completing a six-week art and poetry workshop with pupils from schools in Essex  I was featured twice in the Basildon Echo in 2010.

I was also featured in the Woodlands School’s weekly magazine. The featured article Poetry in Motion: November 2010. After conducting a one day workshop.

I have performed poetry recitals at the Poetry Cafè in Covent Gardens and the Gallery Cafè in London and churches in Essex.

I have completed a number of work shops with Royal Opera House  Creative Partnerships which includes: Evaluating Youth Arts Projects. Also Intro to Social Enterprise for Arts Organisations {CAVS}