Entrepreneur and author Derrick Fennell has been a flight attendant for more than 14 years. Many of his passengers know…
Katie Hodgman, Second Peninsula LLC
Narsiso Martinez is an artist whose work celebrates the vital and often invisible labor performed by farmworkers. Martinez's work is…
For more than two decades, Vermont-based photographer Jim Westphalen has documented old farmhouses, barns, churches and homes that have fallen…
Wynette Smith is the long-time owner of Starlet Dance Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Despite facing a range of challenges,…
Joya Powell is an award winning choreographer, activist and educator whose work focuses on community and the African diaspora. She…
Vint Cerf is known for his pioneering work as one of the fathers of the internet. He now serves as…
Andrés González is a conductor, musician, and advocate for youth music education. He was trained from a young age through…
Anastacia-Reneé is a writer, educator and interdisciplinary artist. In collaboration with New York City's Lincoln Center, she performs pieces from…
Raj Jayadev is a MacArthur Fellow and founder of an organization which supports people who have been through the criminal…
Jonathan McCrory has served as the artistic director at the National Black Theatre for over ten years. Along the way,…
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