Brian "Voice" Porter
“Birmingham means safe harbor in the storm. It means spiritual connections that defy bloodline and generation. Birmingham gives me the strength to fight, the will to lead, and the wisdom to rest.”
Voice Porter is a community development consultant, writer, and poet, and orator who helps to facilitate collaboration between artists, community, and business. He is the creative director of "Bards & Brews" a monthly poetry event in partnership with the Birmingham Public Library and "On Stage at the Carver", a monthly poetry event in partnership with the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Voice is co-founder of Ensley Alive and founding director of The Color Project Ensley. Voice Porter has had spokenword published by Starbucks and has given workshops and performances internationally