Our Community Queen @traeholiday was out at Tacoma’s Hilltop Street Fair, which features art, vendors, music and more. While there, she caught up with Black-owned businesses like Intentions Juice Bar (@intentionsjuicebar), Chain of Seasonings (@chainofseasonings) and more.

Welcome to A 4 Apple Learning Center. Our Trae Holiday stopped by to chat with Co-Owner and Teacher Appollonia Washington (Miss Apple) for #NationalBlackBusinessMonth to hear about the work being done at the center as she seeks to inspire the next generation through early learning and literacy.

On Friday, Deja’Nay Gilliam from the Seattle Parks and Recreation stopped by the Black Media Matters Studio to discuss the upcoming Big Day of Play on August 19th from 12 - 6 pm. The in-person activities will be held at Rainier Playfields and Mount Baker Rowing and Sailing Center and will feature fun for community members of all ages.

The Therapy Fund Foundation hosted their first annual reclaiming wellness event built to help the Black community build healthy self-care habits and discuss mental health challenges. Converge Media was a proud sponsor of the event at Green River College, which featured keynote speaker Dr. Uché Blackstock, the founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity.

Community leader, activist and personality Deaunte Damper makes his return to Converge Media as he’s set to fill in for Trae Holiday next week on The Day With Trae. Damper is the host of We Live In Color (which is currently between seasons) on the Converge Media Network and brings with him his unique blend of empathy, humor and knowledge.

Special guest host Erik Kalligraphy sits down with Julie-C, the Co-Founder of Forever Safe Spaces, to talk about the monthly creative market place "On the Block" that happens in the heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood every second Saturday through October.

Ra Un Nefer Amen, a distinguished spiritual teacher and author, joined The Day With Trae this morning to share his remarkable journey of spiritual exploration and the founding of the Ausar Auset Society. With over 50 years of existence and a presence in more than 30 cities worldwide, the Ausar Auset Society has become a beacon of spiritual guidance and community support.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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 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.

"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, 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 joined The Day With Trae to discuss Black History Month with a focus on the resilience of Black women.

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.