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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.
#BlackMonaLisa - Award-Winning Actor Billy Porter to Feature on The Day With Trae on Monday
Billy Porter’s full interview with Trae Holiday will air on The Day With Trae on Monday morning at 11:00 am as Trae returns to the studio. They’ll discuss his career as well as his upcoming Black Mona Lisa: Vol. 1 tour, which will take him to 25 cities and kicks off at The Paramount here in Seattle on April 29th.
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.
Aaron Carr and Aleyanna Grae of the Seattle People’s Fellowship joined The Day With Trae
The Seattle People’s fellowship is a platform for young people to share ideas and opportunities for community engagement. Aaron Carr and Aleyanna Grae joined The Day With Trae to discuss the fellowship and the Seattle People’s Budget.
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.
Celebrating the #QueensOfConverge on International Women’s Day
Today we celebrate our Queens of Converge Trae Holiday, Besa Gordon, Takiyah TDUB Ward and Julia Jessie and all they bring to our company and the community.
Tiffany Moore, creator of The Baldie Brand, joins The Day With Trae
Tiffany Moore, founder and CEO of the Baldie Brand, discovered she was continuously losing hairs that refused to grow back. "As I'm going to the beauty shop, my loctician started noticing that my hair started thinning at the top," explained Tiffany.
Keita Williams joined The Day with Trae to talk about entrepreneurship and how to start a business
Keita Williams is the CEO of Success Bully. The brand started as a group of friends looking out for each other and evaluating each other's daily progress.
Keith Williams of Flyright Productions joins The Day With Trae
"It all started when I was 10," Keith Williams said as he discussed the birth of the idea of "Flyright Productions." He said he’s always been in love with the camera from a young age.
Takiyah Miller, the owner of Tea Moss Shop, joined The Day With Trae
Takiyah Miller, entrepreneur and owner of Tea Moss Shop, sat down with Trae Holiday on The Day with Trae to talk about how she founded the Tea Moss Shop as well as the health benefits of sea moss and lemonade.
Rasheda Hatchett joins Trae Holiday to discuss the resilience of Black women
Rasheda Hatchett joined The Day With Trae to discuss Black History Month with a focus on the resilience of Black women.
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.
King County Public Health Director Dr. Faisal Khan joins The Day With Trae to discuss health issues facing the community
The new director of King County Public Health Dr. Faisal Khan sat down with Trae Holiday on The Day With Trae to talk about health issues facing the community, including what he calls the “slowly-unfolding catastrophe” of Fentanyl.
Mediums Collective hosts 2023 Runway Show and Grand Opening on Capitol Hill
Mediums Collective hosted their 2023 Runway show and Opening Night party at their location at 705 E Pike St as Roger and Cesar Maldonado hosted a night to remember.
Sally Wusstig-Trice, CEO and Founder of Beyond The Curls, joins Trae Holiday on The Day With Trae
Trae Holiday was joined by Beyond The Curls Founder and CEO Sally Wusstig-Trice on The Day With Trae. They talked about embracing the beauty of curls and how Wusstig-Trice has been working to bring awareness the the things we put in and use on our bodies.
#BlackStarPower - Michael Andreaus joins The Day With Trae to talk about his role in Ain’t Too Proud
Michael Andreaus, who plays Otis Williams in Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, joined Trae Holiday on The Day With Trae to discuss his acting career and what is so special to him about this role.
Kyle'jacquea 'KJ' Hair of Debonair Decor Couture joins The Day With Trae
Kyle’jacquea (KJ) Hair of Debonair Decor Couture joined Trae Holiday to talk about his time in the fashion industry and his journey to owning his own shop at Pacific Place.
#BlackStarPower - Marc Handsome joined The Day With Trae
Recording artist Marc Handsome sat down with Trae Holiday on The Day With Trae this week to talk about his recent signing with Vamp Life records and his journey from corporate America to a music career.