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Liberated Village Education Festival Aims to Celebrate and Empower Black and Brown Youth on May 13th

The Liberated Village Arts and Education Festival takes place on May 13th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Alan T. Sugiyama High School. The event will feature about 20 organizations which have been funded by King County through a million-dollar initiative, and will aim to educate and empower Black and Brown youth of all ages, primarily middle school and high school students.

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Meet Cal Bonner - A Tattoo Artist and a Painter - on The Day With Trae

Cal Bonner took interest in art at a young age. Fascinated by his friend's arts, he had to trace them as a form of practice. "My friend was a good artist; he drew, and I was tracing art," said Bonner.

His friend encouraged him to start drawing by himself. "He said you've got to draw something for real, and so he made me draw on the spot in front of him, and then that's when I learned that this is something different," Bonner said.

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Seattle JazzED Gala brings Community out to Support Music Education

Last Thursday, March 9th, 2022, Seattle JazzEd hosted their Soundtrack for the Future Gala at the Amazon Meeting Center.

Converge Media’s Besa Gordon, TraeAnna Holiday, and Acacia Salisbury were there for an exciting night filled with performances and storytelling. Marina DaSilva & Friends provided soulful entertainment throughout the night, including joint performances with JazzEd Students and Alums.

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Sadé Smith Joined The Day With Trae to Discuss the Michael Rowland Case and the King County Jail

Seattle Attorney Sadé A. Smith joined The Day With Trae to talk with host Trae Holiday about the Michael Rowland case and the issues in the King County Jail. The case, which she previously discussed on HeartBeat With Cindi Bright, centers around the death of Michael Rowland at the King County Jail, where Mr. Rowland was pinned down by officers and later found dead in his cell.

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