Hanif is an accomplished photographer from Paterson, New Jersey currently living and creating in Brooklyn, NY

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Kwabena is more than an athlete from Coney Island, Brooklyn. He has used the sport of basketball to create new avenues of expression through acting, modeling, and starting a business with his friends called Full Circle.

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Production

Recorded & Edited by Taj Alexander

Music by Drewsthatdude - Kings

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Samson is a Photographer and Engineer from California, now based in Bedstuy Brooklyn. He is also a founding member of the Arena BK.

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Akili King is a poetic storyteller from Chicago, currently living in Brookyln, NY.

https://www.akiliking.com/

AWAKENING by Akili King: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss/132-6040824-8566053?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=awakening+akili+king

RISE by Akili King:

https://vimeo.com/207557819

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Production

Recorded & Edited by Taj Alexander

Music by Teebs - While You Dooo Extended

Photography by Nathan Bajar

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Austin Willis is a Painter and Photographer from the Bay Area, currently living in Bedstuy Brooklyn.

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https://www.visualsbywillis.com/

Production

Recorded & Edited by Taj Alexander

Song: Gese da O - Frio

Music Curated by https://soundcloud.com/zoejanice

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Creator of Fashion Label P96, Petahjay

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Recorded & Edited by Taj Alexander

Music by Zikomo https://soundcloud.com/zikomo

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Both Models & Entrepreneurs, Deng & Karmay Ngai sit down with Taj Alexander

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https://dengdot.com/

http://www.karmayngai.com/

Live Colorful I. & II.

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Episode Production

Recorded and Edited by Taj Alexander

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Thais Rosa Pinheiro is an young entrepreneur from Rio De Janeiro, and Founder of Conectando Territorios

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http://www.conectandoterritorios.com.br/

Recorded by Taj Alexander

Edited by Taj Alexander

Music by https://soundcloud.com/la-soulchyld

Photography by Vikki Marie Page / Instagram: @vikki_marie_page

Photographer Viki Marie Page:

These photos form part of an ongoing series by Vikki Marie Page on Feminine Power through photography, exploring what it is to be an empowered woman and of how we women see and identify ourselves outside of objectified and sexualised imagery. Central to this series is the creation of dialogue and exchange between women (the photographer and subject) throughout the creative process, it is about the creativity of women, our agency and our self-definition and identification. The ability to speak for ourselves, tell our own stories of who we are and make our own images of ourselves is central to healing from generations of

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Rio De Janeiro's Licinio Januario is an actor, producer, screen writer, & capoeira teacher.

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Produced, Recorded, & Edited by Taj Alexnader

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