Simon Tam

Simon Tam

Simon Tam Simon Tam an author, musician, and self-proclaimed “troublemaker.” He is best known as the founder and bassist of The Slants, the world’s first and only all-Asian American dance rock band. He helped expand civil liberties for minorities by winning a unanimous, landmark case at the Supreme Court of…
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Amy Speace

Amy Speace

Amy Speace Heralded by Rolling Stone, Billboard Magazine and The New York Times and featured on NPR’s “Weekend Edition”, Amy Speace is one of the leading voices of contemporary Folk and Americana songwriters. She was discovered 2005 by Judy Collins, who signed her to her record label and has recorded…
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Agalisiga Mackey

Agalisiga Mackey

Agalisiga Mackey Agalisiga “The Chuj” Mackey is a Cherokee singer/songwriter who grew up in the small traditional Cherokee community of Kenwood, OK. Mackey melds a classic country and blues sound drawn from Jimmy Rodgers and R.L. Burnside with his deep baritone voice honed from his upbringing in singing Cherokee ceremonial…
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Paolo Dumancas

Paolo Dumancas

Paolo Dumancas Paolo Dumancas is a jazz trombonist, computer hardware engineer, arts administrator, and nonprofit leader based in Austin, Texas. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of ATX Artists for Social Impact, a grassroots nonprofit that builds partnerships between local artists and community organizations to uplift emerging artists and…
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Amber Epps

Amber Epps

Amber Epps HollyHood is a seasoned hip hop artist, educator, interdisciplinary visual, and healing and spiritual arts practitioner based in Pittsburgh. Described by a fan as “a cross between Missy Elliott and Cardi B,” her work blends modern hip hop with an old school sensibility, what she defines as adult…
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Marie-Isabelle Pautz

Marie-Isabelle Pautz

Marie-Isabelle Pautz As a child, Marie-Isabelle Pautz was fascinated with the “beautiful community” and wondered at the ways we reach towards and fall short of that vision. Since 2002, Marie-Isabelle has provided program design, management, and trainings for schools, criminal justice agencies, and non-profits. She has facilitated hundreds of Restorative…
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Rachel Dungan

Rachel Dungan

Rachel Dungan Rachel Dungan is a musician, composer, and curator at the intersection of sound, storytelling, and social impact. A classically-trained pianist and solo/ensemble vocalist, she performs nationally and internationally with various groups (Essence of Joy Alumni Singers, Urban Jazz, the Philadelphia Singers, Shades of Blue, CANTATICA, Centre Dimensions). She…
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Camille Sledge

Camille Sledge

Camille Sledge Camille Sledge is a prominent figure in Phoenix's music and education scene, serving as a co-founder and leader of the School of Hip Hop PHX (SOHH), a nonprofit organization established in 2014 with her husband, William Feggins. Since 2014, the School of Hip-Hop (SOHH) has been working to…
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Jessica Rodriguez

Jessica Rodriguez

Jessica Rodriguez Jessica Rodriguez is a queer Latine multidisciplinary artist, singer-songwriter, cultural curator, and human rights advocate based in Chicago. As a gun violence survivor, Jessica uses art and music as tools for collective healing and social change. She is the founder of Museica, a creative studio dedicated to accessible…
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Kennedy Pugh

Kennedy Pugh

Kennedy Pugh Kennedy Pugh is founder of Music for the Cause, a mission‑driven music collective that began as a grassroots effort to spotlight suicide prevention and has since evolved into a powerful amplifier for health equity and social‑justice issues affecting communities of color. Blending soulful performance, personal storytelling, and collaborative…
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