She said her calling is “to always say something, do something, sing something and help somebody in a way that is going to encourage them to be a better person."īorn in South Carolina, she moved to Bridgeport with her family at age 2 and the city has long been close to her heart. Her faith is at the core of everything she does, guiding her work in the arts to improve the world and build up humanity. Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaĪnderson was licensed as a minister in 2000 and ordained as Reverend in 2008 by Senior Pastor Anthony L. Morton Goverment Center's First Annual Bridgeport "Living Legends" Recognition Ceremony in Bridgeport, Conn., on Thursday Feb. Ina Anderson sings the National Negro Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during the Margaret E.
Last month’s event focused on the Kwanzaa practice of Kuumba, which embraces creativity. In 2021, she was an Artist of the Month on Bridgeport’s Art Trail, for which she produces an annual Black History Month event. Feeling a spiritual calling to use her gift to help people, she became a Reiki master, operating her own studio, The Reiki Room in Stratford.Ī fixture in the state’s art scene, she is well known for her spoken word art and poetry. “I began to be more and more comfortable with it, using it for all of what I do - as a director, as an artist, as a preacher and as a Reiki master,” she said.Īnderson has been involved in the arts for about 20 years, as long as she has been practicing Reiki, a Japanese form of energy healing. As she grew older and into her voice, Anderson found people told her she sounded like she had something they wanted to hear.
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