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Todd Evans - Biography

"The Son of Black"

Mr. Todd Christopher Colin Evans was born in Philadelphia, PA, March 8, 1965 to the late Playwright Donald T. Evans and the late singer Frances J. Evans. He was raised in Trenton, NJ. Mr. Evans uses the pen name The Son of Black which refers to his father being a Black History Professor and mother instilling Black pride into her children. Todd was introduced to the arts through his parents and Godfather, the late Ken McClain. He was a child actor, performing in many plays and in a movie based on the life of black millionaire A.G. Gaston. He was an original member of the Players Company Theatre Group in Trenton N.J. This group was founded by his late father Donald Evans.

In his youth, Todd has won a writing contest with Ebony Jr. Magazine. Mr. Evans poem, Who Am I was voted one of the best poems in 2006 and published by the International Library of Poets. Much of Todd's work reflects on music and the ups and downs of urban street life and modern day situations. He has co-written two songs with his brother, jazz musician, Orrin M. Evans, on the Imani Record Label. His work has also been heard on Eadon's Place.Com. Todd has been a finalist in several on-line poetry contests and his first book, Staggerlee Booker T. and Me , will be out on FavorTwoU, Inc. Publications. This book is the beginning of a series of books.