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Performances:

Lauren Doriahna has performed her poetry 13 times live  in the studio alongside other poets on a roundtable style show , V-103 FM Atlanta's largest radio station with different poets on the segment"Poetic Moments" hosted by radio personality and long time friend Joyce Littel from 2006-2012. These performances were not video taped but Lauren enjoyed meeting new poets and performing for V103's listeners for several years. She recited love poems over the airwaves. She made many friends and networked with the other poets who were also invited to perform each time. Her only regret is that V103FM did not tape these shows nor did she and the other poets record because it was an exciting time and they were all nervous about performing. It was an exhilarating time in her life. Her poem "Soldiers" (press play above) which is dedicated to the Vets who are separated from the families fighting overseas. In July 2025, she performed her poetry at the V-103 FM Summer Bash at Atlantic Station. She has performed for famous TV One political commentator Roland Martin at Hank Stewart's White Linen event, shared a stage alongside famous actor Laz Alonzo who is on the hit show on Amazon Prime called "The Boys." She opened for the Amazing Grace Dance Company show at the famous Center Stage hosted by V103 FM personality Larry Tinsley from 2014-2017. She opened for famous singer Dionne Farris who is known for her hit song from the acclaimed movie, "Love Jones" called a "Hopeless" aka " A Penny with a Hole in it" with several other poets at the Underground Atlanta in the early 2010s during V-103's segment called Poetic Moment's Live from the Underground Atlanta. There is old footage on the Underground Shows on Youtube but her channel was hacked in 2016 and her reel was deleted. However, the memories that were established during these V103 FM shows with fellow poets were amazing.

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Radio Producer- Poetry Segment 89.3 FM

She was the producer and co-host of a popular poetry segment that aired once a month on Dj Vic XL's show called "Ridin Durty Radio" on 89.3 FM. Lauren was the creator and producer of the new segment Ridin Durty Poetry on DJ Vic XL's show once a month from 2014-2016.DJ VicXL  is the former manager of the hit rap group VIC known for their international hit "Wobble Baby" a popular line dance. Ridin Durty Radio aired weekly on Friday mornings and had 260,0000K listeners, according to the show's creator Dj Vic XL."

 

Education:

Lauren graduated from Emory University in 2002 and Oxford College of Emory University in 1999 (the schools are ultimately both Emory University with two separate campuses. Students can apply to attend both campuses or some students are directly accepted into Oxford College of Emory University then they complete their last two years at Emory University. However, all Oxford students are still Emory University students the campuses are just separate. One being in Convington GA and the main Emory campus is in Atlanta, GA. Oxford College (OC)  students are still considered Emory students. Lauren chose to attend Oxford College in Covington, GA first from 1997-1999 then she attended the main campus in Atlanta from 2000-2002). In 1998 when she was attending Emory it was ranked the 9th best college in the country. She also attended Emory on a full scholarship awarded by the school. She has also graced stages across the United States. She has been the headliner at 50+ shows as a poet. She has been the emcee for numerous art shows, galas, private events, open mics, and fashion shows. While many of her shows are not recorded her ig lauren_doriahna has all the flyers and her gig salad page has her references.

 

Other performances:

She has performed her poetry for JLL the largest Real Estate firm in the country for their Juneteeth celebration 2024-2025. She performed for fortune 500 company CRH at their Black History Celebration Feb 2025. She was sponsored by the Fulton County Library System to teach a series of poetry workshops in 2018 and 2024 to a packed workshop for over six months. She has performed at Gordon College. She hosted the second most popular poetry open mic in downtown Atlanta from 2011-2016 at Urban Grind with standing room only for five years straight.

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Founder of the Nonprofit Teens Igniting Change Association (TICA):

She started a nonprofit for Teens in 2011 and helped her goddaughter who is the oldest of 13 siblings earn $ 260,000.00 in scholarships to attend Ivy League college, Bard College in New York with the wealthiest students in the world. Jasmine was ranked number 10 in her graduating class from Douglas High School in Atlanta. Lauren mentored Jasmine from the time she was five through adulthood. She also mentored some of Jasmine's siblings and Jasmine younger sister currently a student at Carver High School is ranked number 2 in her graduating class of 2026 and was accepted to 30 colleges. 

 

Lauren's Christian nonprofit for teens is found here

www.ticateen.org