Shannon Williams aka BrothaBlack of the Yiman nation has a long history working working in remote and urban Aboriginal communities for over 20 years promoting and encouraging grass roots and emerging Indigenous artist, teaching hip-hop and helping mentor young people to assert their artistic skills...
Shannon has worked in various capacities in the Education sector predominantly in South Western Sydney from school based and at a regional level, assisting in the delivery of staff professional development workshops, cultural workshops for students, supporting students, families and school staff...
In 2013 combining two of his passions for Aboriginal Education and the Arts, Shannon partnered with the Australian Human Rights Commission to produce, "What You Say Matters" a song and video clip to address racism, a resource aimed to educate young people about racism and to empower them to respond when they experienced or witnessed it.