Meet Sadiqua Iman, a multifaceted professional dedicated to creating and nurturing spaces for healing, advocacy, and artistic expression. As a director, youth advocate, teacher, healer, artist, and empath, she brings a unique blend of talents to her work. In Chicago, she directed an all-woman-of-color cast in "A Streetcar Named Desire" to raise awareness of same-sex domestic violence. In Washington D.C., she created "We Be Dat," an original interactive performance centered on the Black Lives Matter movement. In 2018, Sadiqua premiered "Tail Feather," an original boi-lesque ballet exploring female-bodied masculinity, at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. She also directed August Wilson’s "Gem of the Ocean" at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre in Tennessee in January 2020.

Sadiqua stopped by The Day With Trae to discuss events at Langston, including her boi-lesque ballet, Tail Feather, which explores female-bodied masculinity, and the upcoming staging of August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean. She also shared insights about Langston's community engagement activities, workshops, and performances aimed at fostering artistic expression and cultural dialogue. She has earned her Master of Fine Arts in Arts Leadership from Seattle University and is a proud Black & Tan Hall Owning Partner. Her accolades include the National Arts Strategist Community Arts Fellowship, Theatre Communication Group Rising Leaders of Color Fellowship, and the 2019 Seattle Arc Fellowship for Innovative Creations. The fellowship funds facilitated the opening of Nile’s Edge Healing Arts, an Afro-centered healing arts center. Sadiqua continues to inspire and impact communities through her leadership and creativity.