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GENIUS BLACK
[THE SQUARE] MEMBER #005
CURRENT CREATIVE WORK
• Offering music production, podcast & audiobook recording, and weekly Cook-up sessions at [the square]
• Runs musical collective GEM CITY
• Hosts Maine’s Black Future podcast (Maine Monitor)
• Political analyst for NewsCenter Maine
Genius Black, also known as Jerry Edwards, is a social innovator, entrepreneur, and musical artist based in South Portland.
Naturally a storyteller and motivator, he focuses on collaboration and audio/video production as a craft. Genius curates a collaborative network and collective of musical talent, GEM CITY, driving the intersection of art, culture, and quality of place unique to Maine’s coast.
He holds a degree in Africana Studies and an English minor from Bowdoin College. Genius is a media and communications organizer for TheThirdPlace and a proud board member of Portland Media Center & Portland Ovations.