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Trae Holiday Uplifts the Therapy Fund Foundation and Black Philanthropy Month on Good Day Seattle

Trae Holiday, filling in for Besa Gordon, joined Erin Mayovsky on Good Day Seattle on FOX 13 yesterday to discuss Black Philanthropy Month and the Therapy Fund Foundation. Holiday shared her enthusiasm for the foundation's work, highlighting their second annual "Reclaiming Wellness" event at Green River College. The event focused on promoting well-being and mental health for people of color, a mission that the Therapy Fund Foundation is dedicated to.

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Back From Tanzania Healing Journey Besa Gordon Thanks Trae Holiday for Her Support

Besa Gordon, the beloved host of Back2Besa on FOX 13 Seattle, has returned to the Emerald City after her healing journey to Tanzania. While still on leave to prioritize her health, Besa made a special visit to the Black Media Matters studio to personally express her gratitude to TraeAnna Holiday, who has been graciously filling in as guest host since taking over from Deaunte Damper.

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The Importance of Water Safety and Swim Equity: A Conversation with Loria Yeadon

In a recent interview on The Day with Trae, Loria Yeadon, a representative from the YMCA of Greater Seattle, discussed the critical issue of water safety and swim equity. Yeadon emphasized the alarming statistics surrounding drowning, particularly among children of color. Black children ages one to 14 are five times more likely to drown than their Caucasian counterparts, and this disparity increases to ten times for Black children between the ages of 11 and 12.

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Trae Holiday Uplifts Federal Way Black Pioneers on Good Day Seattle

Trae Holiday, who is the current guest host of Back2Besa as well as host of her own show, The Day With Trae, joined Erin Mayovsky on the set of FOX 13’s Good Day Seattle this morning for a sneak preview of this weekend episode of Back2Besa in which TraeAnna highlighted a recent Black History Event celebrated in the City of Federal Way which acknowledged the city’s early Black pioneers.

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From Beats to Broccoli: Keith Tucker's Hip Hop is Green Revolution

In a recent interview on The Day With Trae, Keith Tucker, founder of Hip Hop is Green, discussed his organization's mission to promote health and wellness as the tenth element of hip-hop. Tucker, a long-time activist and hip-hop enthusiast, was inspired to found Hip Hop is Green after learning about the negative impacts of chemicals in the food system on Black and Brown communities.

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Alaia D'Alessandro on The Art of Adaptability in Music Production and Studio Design

Recently host Trae Holiday was joined by Alaia D’Alessandro on The Day with Trae. D’Alessandro is the head of production at Converge Media, as well as a member of the band Little Venom. She came on the show to talk about her experiences in music production, and the importance of troubleshooting and adapting to different environments. 

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Chukundi Salisbury Jr. on his journey to Howard University and Future Aspirations

Recent high school graduate and Converge Media production intern Chukundi Salisbury Jr. appeared on "The Day with Trae" to discuss his acceptance to Howard University and his aspirations for the future. Salisbury, who will attend Howard in the fall, expressed his excitement about becoming a "baby bison" and shared his experiences visiting the campus and participating in freshman orientation events.

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