Johnny C Weaver is an activist, actor and spoken word artist from Spartanburg, SC. He has performed all over the country and has been streamed live in Jamaica, London, and Liberia. He is the co- founder of Spoken Word Spartanburg, an organization that promotes literacy among young people. He is the founder of Slammadness, a poetry tournament that brings poets from all over the country. He is the host and the creator of the Talk Like Men podcast. He is the creator of the Chopped poetry slam. He provides free youth workshops and started the Poetic Rockstars poetry club at Southside High School. Among Johnny C. Weaver's many accomplishments are two top five finishes at the country's largest poetry contest. He is a former board member for Wits End poetry, a Slam Master for several Slam teams, the founder of Poetry and conversation, a former SmartArts teacher in Greenville County Schools. He continues to help other find their voice and continues to use his voice to advocate change.