Member Shout Out - Rob Franklin

We are so proud of these Fountain of Life members who were included in the 2022 list of Wisconsin's Most Influential Black Leaders this week by Madison365. Congratulations!

Rob Franklin, better known as Rob Dz, is a hip-hop artist and music community organizer. Professionally, he is  the Media Projects Librarian for the Madison Public Library. As a Kennedy Center certified teaching artist for the Making Justice program, his primary focus is on creating workshops on Hip Hop, Spoken Word, and Personal Branding as postive forms of self-expression. Rob has held residencies with Madison youth in elementary, middle, and high schools, community centers, and other local organizations. As a musician, he has performed with the likes of Nas, Eminem, Common, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez and others. He is also the lead organizer of the Mad Lit free concert series. Read Bro. Rob's Madison365 bio.