Founder and Executive Director of Im’Unique, Tyrone Beverly is Colorado's leading advocate for inclusivity in yoga. He has been featured in Yoga Journal, Wanderlust, and has also taught at Yoga Journal Live, Wanderlust Festival, and holds the honor of being a Lululemon Ambassador. His extreme passion for equality, human rights, unity, and physical and social health has kickstarted a wellness movement that utilizes yoga as a means to unite communities and foster healthy lifestyles across the nation, creating new standards for health and wellness. He is the first ever yoga instructor to be nominated for the Colorado 9NEWS Leaders of the Year Award.

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The founder and President of the National African American Gun Association is Philip Smith, a graduate of the University of California at Davis. He is an African-American Gun enthusiast and community organizer. He founded and started NAAGA with the primary goal to expose, educate, and motivate as many African American men and women to go out and purchase a firearm for self-defense and to take training on proper gun use.

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Katrina Clayton is a Brooklyn Native with a passion for the sports industry. She has been in the industry for over 13 years. She Graduated with her Bachelors in Communication and Sports Marketing from UConn University and her Masters in Strategic Marketing in Sports Industry Management at Georgetown University. She would go on to serve as a Sales associate for the Philadelphia 76ers, a Street Team representative for the Brooklyn Nets, team representative for the Washington Wizards, marketing coordinator for the Washington Mystics, and currently a Player Engagement Manager for the NBA Players Association.

Hip Hop Gamer fell in love with videogames at the early age of 4 years old. In December of 2007, he would take to digital media to create his first YouTube video and merged Hip Hop and gaming into one entity. One video led to another, and soon Hip Hop Gamer started to develop a small fan base. E3 veteran and former owner of thebitbag.com, Torrence Davis soon spotted HHG’s work and offered him credentials to attend E3 for his first time. It was then that HHG strove to become a world renown brand in gaming media. The HHG movement continued to grow as after an interview with TV host and DJ Peter Rosenberg of “Ebro in the Morning” on Hot97, as he was presented with the opportunity to become a gaming content contributor for New York’s top hip-hop radio station, Hot 97 combining his love for gaming, sports and entertainment in a unique way, the Hip Hop Gamer began curating and creating custom content for motion pictures such as Battleship and Ghost in The Shell as well as by interviewing celebrities such as Jerry Rice, Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Cena, Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana, Ryan Reynolds, Tyler Perry, RZA, Raekwon, Vivica A. Fox, Angela Basset and a host of other A-list celebrities and industry leaders. Hip Hop Gamer was also one of the first journalist to be on Playstation Home. He also has music that can be found in Watchdogs 2, Twisted Metal, Halo Reach, NBA Playgrounds 1 and 2. He is a playable character in the NBA Playground games and a charcter in the Watch Dog 2 Game.

Maynard Okereke, better known as the Hip Hop M.D., graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Civil Engineering.  He is an award winning Science Communicator, having received both the Asteroid Award for "Best Streaming Content" and the People of Change Award for his community outreach efforts.  His passion for science and entertainment, along with his curiosity for new innovation has taken him through an incredible life journey.

Noticing a lack of minority involvement in the S.T.E.M. fields, he created Hip Hop Science with the goal of encouraging minorities and youth to pursue more advanced career paths.  His background in engineering, acting, business, and credible work within the music industry as an artist, make him uniquely qualified to engage on a wide variety of topics from an entertaining perspective.  This is highly reflected in his weekly vlogs and daily social media posts which provide both humorous and informative #SciComm content.

With the impact of science being felt in every aspect of life and new technological trends paving the way, it's important to be able to communicate scientific topics in an easily palatable format for aspiring students and general audiences.  Maynard's distinct personality, energy, and enthusiasm for science have made him a key contributor to the educational understanding of a wide range of communities.

His creative storytelling and ability to host, speak, and engage with audiences has sparked collaborations with many high profile organizations.  From the Natural History Museum & the LaBrea Tar Pits to tech companies and multiple school districts; his work has proved valuable to their growth and exposure.

He looks to continue his work with universities, students, and communities doing more S.T.E.M outreach and diversity initiatives to help propel the next generation into the scientific frontier.

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Dr. Andrisse grew up in Ferguson Missouri. Andrisse has said that he made poor decisions as a young person, and he was first arrested at the age of 14.  By his early twenties he had been sentenced to ten years in maximum security penitentiary.  During his time in prison, he was part of a drug rehabilitation program and was able to be released early. He was accepted to a doctoral program at Saint Louis University, and completed his PhD in 2014. After earning his doctorate he was appointed a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University Dr. Andrisse is now an endocrinologist and professor at Howard University College of Medicine, where he studies type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance.[2][4]

In 2017, Andrisse was named JustLeadership's Leading with Conviction Fellow. In this capacity, he works to reduce the prison population by 50% by  2030. Andrisse's first book, From Prison Cells to PhD: It is Never Too Late to Do Good, was published in 2021. He established a nonprofit program to provide mentoring to current and former incarcerated people so that they can start building their careers after leaving prison.

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Ashlee B is a Certified Hypnotherapist and Coach. Her passion is helping men and women conquer anger, stress, and anxiety for more balance and wellness naturally.  

Ashley Keiko is an up and coming saxophonist, composer, singer/songwriter and entrepreneur who has studied classical piano, alto saxophone, and has taught music for many years. Ashley has performed at major venues such as the Apollo Theater in New York City and Wollongong University in Australia. She has also performed for Steve Harvey, on the nationally syndicated TV game show, Family Feud. Ashley’s performance experience includes participation as lead saxophonist for the York College Blue Notes and for venues such as Minton’s Playhouse in Harlem and Live at the Gantries. Her debut album, “Pursuit of Harmony”, was released in November of 2020, which features Ashley’s originals and covers of classics, while displaying her smooth jazz saxophone tones across genres of hip hop, R&B, pop, and gospel. The album also features Ashley’s newly debuted soothing and serene vocals.

Ashley received her Masters in Music and Music Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. While at Columbia University, Ashley also studied abroad at The Arts College at Xiamen University, Fujian Province, China, where she practiced music and reflected on the ways in which culture, language, and the arts intersect in a trans-cultural world. Prior to her graduate coursework and study abroad, she received her Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Performance at School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at The New School.

Alongside her roles as performer, music educator and music advocate, Ashley expanded her music academy, Keiko Studios, in January 2018 with the grand opening of a store front location that caters to adults and children who aim to explore the importance of music and music expression. Ashley’s academy supports communities where opportunities for music education are limited. Since the opening, the academy has been featured on Now This News and has been recognized by both of Ashley’s alma maters.

Oluwaseun SHOBO is an incredibly gifted individual. Fondly called The BrandMASTER, Shobo is a sought after brand consultant, premium voice over talent and an inspirational speaker. He began his career as a brand consultant whose passion is to build brands locally to gain global relevance. He has worked with various multinational brands. He is also responsible for the birth of many start-up brands; some of which have become conglomerates. With over fifteen years as an active player in the voice-over industry; his passion for its growth and a need to groom African talents for global takeover inspired him to start the pioneer training hub for voice talents in Africa (The first-ever in Subsaharan Africa), The Voice Over Academy (www.voiceoveracademyng.com) as well as the continent’s largest and most professional pool of voices- The Voice Over Bank (www.voiceoverbank.com.ng). Shobo who displays leadership effortlessly in the global voice over industry is a pioneer African member of global bodies such as Voice and Speech Trainers Association U.S.A and World Voices Organization (WOVO). His projects have attracted global attention which includes a host of local and international media houses. He has also earned numerous awards and accolades from various platforms and higher institutions across Nigeria due to the wealth of experience he has garnered in the Marketing Communications industry. He has immensely enhanced brand perception among existing and new brands through the timeless nuggets he shares on his social media platforms. Shobo’s dream is to constantly transform and disrupt any industry he ventures into primarily focused on building from Africa to gaining global relevance.

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Sa Roc is a Hip-Hop artist who grew up in Southeast DC. She is arguably one of the most lyrical and conscious MCs in the game today. She has been able to amass a global reach with her music with the help of her exclusive DJ and producer Sol Messiah. She has produced over 13 albums and mixtapes and has been featured in the Prestigeous Tiny Desk Concert. She has performed on stages all over the world and has collaborated with artist such as Black Thought, Styles P, David Banner, Chronixx, Loaded Lux, Brother Ali, Jay Electronica, Rapsody, and many more. Check out her latest Album The Sharecroppers Daughter and support her work through her website. 

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