Ntare Ali Gault, received his B.S. from Medaille College, and his M.A. and PhD from SUNY Buffalo. He has a performance resume` that spans forty years. He is the founder and organizer of the Njozi Ensemble which included the Njozi Poets, the Njozi Chorus, Njozi Magazine and the Njozi Slam series, (a competition that took place in Rochester, Toronto and Cleveland.) Gault is also a slam poet, actor, playwright and author.
Gault has won poetry slams throughout North America and has been a featured performer at many venues and colleges. He was also a representative for Buffalo's National Poetry Slam team. His plays include Ain’t She Brave (co-authored with Dr. Erika D. Gault), Creative Differences, and Wildflower. Ain’t She Brave has been produced in Buffalo, Phoenix and New York.