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The 2016 Brioxy Innovation Summit was a four day excursion into the hearts and minds of the “Ready Generation”; minority millennials (with some Gen Xers and Baby Boomers) who want to own their future. The second day was at The Loft at 600 F in the nation’s capital, where discussions about knowledge of self and Black...

I feel like I interviewed D. Watkins at the perfect time. His newest book and memoir, The Cook Up was just featured in the holiest of black scriptures, Oprah Magazine. Although an amazing achievement, D. is a very down to earth guy with no plans to leave anytime soon. Coming from a place where the price for...

For a man in his early twenties, Kondwani is incredibly driven. Before the age of 25 he’s traveled around the nation giving lectures and performing spoken word pieces at various schools, and when he has the time, subs at City College, his alma mater. A graduate of Virginia State University, Kondwani  grew up in East Baltimore...

The 2016 Brioxy Innovation Summit was a four day excursion into the hearts and minds of the “Ready Generation”; minority millennials (with some Gen Xers and Baby Boomers) who want to own their future. The first day was at Baltimore’s Exit the Apple Artspace, where discussions about innovation, economics and race were paramount. Special thanks to...

I didn’t meet Kyle until 2016, but I’ve known his uncle Harold Pompey since 2013. I learned a bit about audio editing from Harold when I started working at iHeartMedia. I didn’t spend a lot of time watching Harold work, but what he did show me had a lasting impact, and some of the stuff...

Fox’s Empire has been a smash hit since it premiered two years ago. Some say it’s a modern day telling of Shakespeare’s King Lear. I don’t really like Shakespeare and don’t have cable, so I’ll have to take their word for it. An aspect the show is constantly praised for is its Afrocentric art. Where’s...

As the Creative Alliance’s Operations Director for almost ten years, Andre’s seen and done it all. Organized events, rent out venue space, and even had to deal with a performer having a stroke on stage. Andre’s life is an interesting one, with beginnings in Jamaica and travels to the U.S. by way of Miami. Listen...

What started as an innocuous post on Reddit’s (relax) Baltimore board turned into me checking out MissionFit Baltimore’s spacious and lofty work out area. I met with MFB’s trainer Geoff Blake, who taught me a new way to do squats (Bulgarian Split Squats) and alked about MissionFit’s vision. After our conversation I got to meet...

I met Rob last year at an Impact Hub event organized by Jermaine Bell (listen to his episode here) and hosted by Edgar Reyes (listen to HIS episode here). It was about how Blacks and Latinos could benefit from organizing and grouping together to create change. The message resonated with both Rob and I, and...

Jay Rags is a great guy, and I learned a lot about him and house music with this interview. It was interesting listening to him talk about a Baltimore that was, in the 80s before I was born. On the upside Baltimore is a lot less violent than it was as Jay describes it. On the downside...