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Schinnell Leake, founder and CEO of Extra-Ordinary Birthdays has made it her life mission to ensure child victims of homelessness are still able to celebrate and enjoy their special day every year. What was the inspiration behind you launching Extra-Ordinary Birthdays? How long have you been established?My Mom was a major inspiration to me. She…
The most important quality one must have to succeed is perseverance. It doesn’t matter how talented you are if you don’t show up for yourself. R&B singer Kaileah Mariee has continues to consistently release beautiful and timely music deserving of our support. How has your musicality evolved since the last time we featured you? I…
Mariama Whyte has been perfecting her craft for years. Fusing multiple genres including reggae, jazz and hip-hop with R&B, she provides listeners with a style of refreshing creative music that’s all her own. When did you start performing?I caught the performance bug when I was nine years and haven’t stopped since. Professionally, I’ve been singing…
Halima Tammy Thompson is using her expertise on poverty to control the narrative. Through her moving documentary We Wear The Mask, Tammy shows viewers what it means to live life impoverished. How did you find yourself on the path of creating the film, We Wear the Mask?After living through the life I’ve lived, I wanted…
Meet the Robinsons. The Black love this married couple/business partners exude is exemplary. Creative entertainment execs Stan (Substantial) and Rachelle join us to celebrate this special issue. It is beautiful to be able to build a business with the person you love, how did you first meet?We met at Pratt Institute, an art and design…
A truly remarkable woman of God, Yolanda Pelzer transcends traditional organized religion in service of the Most High. With an open mind and heart, she shares her blessings and gifts with others. When did you first realize that you had a calling as far as religion goes?When I was a young girl, I just felt…
We had the opportunity to circle back to King P, one of our favorite independent acts we have featured in the digital issues, to see how his career has progressed throughout the pandemic. Artists never stop creating art and he’s no different. We featured you last year, in what ways have you maintained your creativity…
To say Erik Young is a genius is an understatement. The CEO of Audios holds several patents and is about to revolutionize the way we consume our music on a major scale. This is truly Black excellence. Like many young Black men in America, Audios’ CEO Erik Young’s story begins under the harshest of circumstances….