Karen Moore is the founder of Urban Poetik Ministries, Inc (UPM) a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring urban poetic works that include the mediums of music and dance to the theatrical stage in service to our performers and our audiences. UPM ministers to women of color to foster an environment of effective communication while enhancing and empowering lives and relationships. Under the leadership of Ambassador Dr. Clyde Rivers Karen has developed a spoken word initiative I AM THE COLOUR OF BEAUTIFUL\u2122 a global action focusing on deliverance from the stigma of colorism in communities of color across the globe. Urban Poetik Ministries is on a mission to liberate darker skinned women from the colorism psyche by enabling them to write and perform their experiences through the spoken word. The spoken word workshops focus on delivering women from the stigma of colorism. The objective is to bring healing to the hurt and pain of rejection, separation and exclusion. Using music, panel discussions and Collaborate on Colorism Talkback Sessions women are experiencing healing and breakthrough.