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For DJ No Name, success goes far beyond moving crowds. The Dallas-based DJ and entrepreneur wants to create experiences that bring people together while building businesses rooted in community. Over the past decade, he has expanded beyond music, opening a barbershop and coffee shop and preparing to launch a chicken restaurant in honor of his…
Na’Asiaha Simon’s journey is one of faith, resilience, and purpose. After undergoing four brain surgeries in five years while managing idiopathic intracranial hypertension, the communications professional and entrepreneur has learned to approach life with greater intention, stronger boundaries, and a deeper commitment to advocacy. Survival became more than a personal victory. It became a call…
Ni’Cola Mitchell’s story is one of survival, faith, and purpose. After enduring the trauma portrayed in the Lifetime film “Giving Hope: The Ni’Cola Mitchell Story,” she made a choice not to let the most painful chapters of her life define how her story would end. Instead, she turned those experiences into a mission to reach…
Carl Jones and Love Jones are proving that imagination does not have to come at the expense of identity. Through Martian Blueberry, the creative partners are building stories that honor culture while pushing beyond the boundaries often placed on Black storytelling. Their work moves between animation, history, music, business, and original world-building, all while remaining…
For LaFrae Sci, music is more than sound; it is memory, technology, resistance, and possibility. From Dayton’s deep funk roots to New York’s creative landscape, the drummer, educator, and executive director of Willie Mae Rock Camp has built a life around expanding what music can mean. Through performance, mentorship, and her Bluesology methodology, Sci empowers…
For T-Dubb-O, hip-hop has always been tied to real life. The St. Louis emcee, activist, and community organizer has built his career around music, politics, survival, and independence. His latest album, “Sets on the Wall,” reflects the neighborhoods, losses, pride, and contradictions that shaped him, while underscoring his commitment to making music that has meaning….
For Jazmin Slaughter, public relations starts with understanding why a story matters. Through A Hint of Jazz Management, she works with clients to identify the message behind their brand and connect it to the people they hope to reach. That same focus carries into her work in public service, where she sees communication as part…
Newly released body-camera footage of police fatally shooting a 17-year-old in Wappingers Falls is raising questions from his family about whether his movement toward an officer posed an immediate threat that warranted deadly force. Oscar Granados Colindres was shot June 27 after police responded to a 911 call reporting a suicidal person. Officers found the…