Bio & Background

Malachi ‘MalPractice’ Byrd is an African-American artist, author, and educator from Northeast Washington, D.C. The District’s Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate and the Founder of the Crowning Too Early Scholarship Fund, Malachi has committed his craft and career to guiding students through language and performance. A graduate of Princeton University and now full-time artist, MalPrac believes in educating inside and outside of the classroom and using the pen to help people pursue their passions. Having taught in over 100 schools in the DMV, Malachi still maintains aspirations of opening his own performing arts school in the area. He is the self-proclaimed first Senator of Washington D.C., (Vote Byrd 2032) and will use his experiences to tackle problems of inequality and inequity in inner cities.

 

Awards / Titles / Publishings

  • Inaugural Spoken Word to Go-Go Champion (2022)

  • Songwriter/Performer - Television, All-American (2021)

  • Young Entrepreneur of the Year - LearnServe International (2021)

  • Author - Crowning Too Early, Penmanship Books (2017)

  • Editor - Voices of the East Coast Anthology (2017)

  • Published - The Stripes Magazine (2016)

  • Poetry Specialist - DCScores

  • Named Young Futurist by The Root (2016)

  • Alumni Coach - DC Youth Slam Team (2015, 2016)

  • Inaugural DC Youth Poet Laureate (2015)

  • CUPSI Qualifier Winner - Princeton University (2015)

  • Louder Than a Bomb - DMV Champion (2014)

  • Hyperbole Poetry Festival Champion (2014)

  • Brave New Voices International Poetry Festival Champion (2014)

  • DC Youth Grand Slam Finals - Bronze Medalist (2014)

  • Youth Speaks - Raise Up Finalist (2014)