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Community, Wealth, & Success: Leah Niara Thinks Outside The Self

Community, Wealth, & Success: Leah Niara Thinks Outside The Self

Leah Niara is the owner of GlamHaus Designs, a graphic design company in Baltimore, Maryland that provides consulting and graphic design services to business owners and entrepreneurs. On the surface, ... Read More
Finding Your Tribe, And Why It Matters

Finding Your Tribe, And Why It Matters

Over the last few months, I’ve been able to speak with artists across a wide range of mediums, skill levels, artistic goals and varying levels of entrepreneurial aspirations. Whether you ... Read More
Embracing Purpose With Artist and Entrepreneur Gerda Boateng

Embracing Purpose With Artist and Entrepreneur Gerda Boateng

Scrolling along the Instagram feed of painter and entrepreneur, Gerda Boateng, you are met with a few distinct features: the colorful and lush watercolors, the beautiful depiction of Black female ... Read More
Mahalia Preudhomme's Advice For Aspiring Full-Time Artists

Mahalia Preudhomme’s Advice For Aspiring Full-Time Artists

It’s not just you. Becoming a full-time artist is a daunting transition, and it requires discipline, strategy, and most importantly, a great deal of trust in yourself and your art ... Read More
For the Sake of Knowledge, A Conversation With a MultiDisciplinary Artist

For the Sake of Knowledge, A Conversation With a MultiDisciplinary Artist

Who is IV Max? During the day he works as a full-time freelance product designer crafting experiences for clients. During his time off, he’s dabbling, experimenting, studying and learning whatever ... Read More
Love, Peace & Soul for 2019: Favorite Soul Train Award Moments

Love, Peace & Soul for 2019: Favorite Soul Train Award Moments

Every year, we get blessed with award shows. Some let us down, others will have us watching the reruns for the next week or so. So last Sunday, the Soul ... Read More
For Painter and Pen Artist Sharidyn Barnes It’s All About The Convo

For Painter and Pen Artist Sharidyn Barnes It’s All About The Convo

Sharidyn Barnes has been drawing since her junior year of high school, using mainly pen and charcoal. She went from majoring in painting as an undergrad straight into getting an ... Read More
Dig Until You Hit The Root:  Multimedia Artist Eunice Adounkpe Finds Her Core

Dig Until You Hit The Root: Multimedia Artist Eunice Adounkpe Finds Her Core

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to win the lottery? Maybe there’s disbelief at first, followed by shock and then overwhelming joy. What if winning the lottery ... Read More
Summer Walker Is Over It: Artists Aren't Playing Games with Mental Health

Summer Walker Is Over It: Artists Aren’t Playing Games with Mental Health

It’s no question that the subject of mental health has been one of the biggest topics in 2019. More people are admitting their struggles and if you personally struggle with ... Read More
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