D’mani Thomas
D’mani Thomas is a Black visual theorist, horror enthusiast, and writer from Oakland, California (Ohlone territory). D’mani has received fellowships from The Watering Hole, Foglifter literary journal, and Afro Urban Society. His work has been published by: The Auburn Avenue, The Ana, MARY: A Journal of New Writing, and his poem, “Survival Tactics” was recently…
Read MoreNick Rollins
Grandson of a judge and a Tuskegee Airmen, he always asks to be excused from the table. In his free time likes to write scripts, illustrate comic panels, and produce music. Takes inspiration from the mundane. Ideas kick-started on long runs. Marrying his favorite PA in October. Cat Dad.
Read MoreJared Richmond
I am a writer, a product of Richmond, CA (Bay Area), and a current resident of Los Angeles with a worldly disposition. I am driven by creating greatness, relationship-building and collaboration with others, making rooms (and companies) feel small through connection, and well-timed humor to bring some levity to a tense situation. Some other selected…
Read MoreCourtney Rice
I am a multifaceted creative who loves understanding the why and how. Above all, I love the process of telling a story. Born in Cleveland, Ohio but came of age in Los Angeles. If you’re ever looking for me, I can be found traveling, creating music, lurking on Reddit, improving my Spanish with Telenovelas and…
Read MoreAmira Martin
I swear I’m interesting, can be quite hilarious, and am fairly good at what I do, but for some reason when asked to write a bio all I can do is cringe! Can’t just be me, right? Since I know it’s too soon to ask you to take my word for it, here are a…
Read MorePatrick Manning
Whoa-Whoa-Whoa. What do we DO as a society? What if it was knocking out inhibitions? One by one. Where could we go? I’m talking about any and every time we witness people cheapening their own God-given human experience because of a circumstance or standing- we do what we can to either eradicate it or balance…
Read MorePalace Jones
I’m Palace, a twenty-something Black girl who is always trying something new. From trying out new forms of graphic design to writing stories based off of the crazy dreams that I have creativity has always been in my blood. As a recent graduate, and literally no experience in working on creative ad projects, I’m so…
Read MoreAlisia Jimenez
I’m Alisia, a multidisciplinary creative born & raised in Los Angeles. Creativity is all-encompassing to who I am, from finger paintings as a toddler, to art directing fashion e-commerce campaigns as a working professional. I have evolved as a creative through vast experience in graphic design and creative marketing and I’m always looking for the…
Read MoreMikal Hayden-Gates
Mikal is a creative who values strong ideas and visual storytelling. She aims to use the skills she has developed as a computer scientist, life-long user of the Internet, and avid media consumer, to effectively engage audiences of the modern era.
Read MoreDae’onna Kang Clark
I’m an art director and a creative problem solver. I love brainstorming ideas, realistic and far-fetched, and wondering how the things around me could work even better. I’m an illustrator, a cinematographer, a photographer and most importantly a storyteller. I hold strong opinions on all things art, ranging from my opinion on brands changing their…
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