Alliance for Gun Responsibility Communications Director Gregory Joseph joined host The Big O on The Pop-Up! to discuss the organization's extensive work in nationwide gun violence prevention. 

In a recent episode of The Pop-Up, the raw and urgent perspectives of two young leaders, Joshua Wheeldon and Melodie Slaughter, dedicated to ending gun violence filled the Black Media Matters Studio.

In a recent episode of The Pop-Up, host Omari Salisbury sat down with Karyn Brownson, the program manager for Seattle and King County’s Lock It Up Program, to discuss the role of safe firearm storage in community safety.

Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Kimberly Wyatt recently appeared on The Pop-Up to discuss key preventative measures in the fight against gun violence.

In a recent appearance on The Pop-Up, Eddie Purpose, the founder and executive director of Progress Pushers, shared a vision for community-led violence intervention and the importance of recognizing the "greatness" within every young person.

Last week, Eleuthera Lisch, Director of the King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention (ROVGP), joined host Omari Salisbury on The Pop-Up! to discuss the county’s evolving strategies during Together We End Gun Violence Week. 

In a recent episode of The Pop-Up, King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention (ROGVP) Community Engagement Specialist Deaunte Damper discussed the intersection of personal identity, government action, and the urgent mission to end gun violence.

Lonnisha Landry, the founder of the nonprofit organization Just/Us Loved Ones, recently appeared on The Pop-Up! to share her story of loss and advocacy as part of Together We End Gun Violence Week.

Jenine Lewis, the founder of Solace, recently appeared on The Pop-Up! to discuss her ongoing mission to combat gun violence and support grieving families.

Six years after first meeting as a protest leader and a journalist respectively, Tealshawn "TK" Turner reunited with host The Big O at the Black Media Matters Studios for a candid discussion on The Pop-Up! regarding the current state of social justice and Turner’s own personal evolution.

LaTanya Horace DuBois, executive director and founder of The Silent Task Force, joined host The Big O on The Pop-Up! last week to issue a stark warning about sex trafficking during the upcoming World Cup festivities.

In a recent appearance on The Pop-Up!, community advocate Arron Murphy-Paine joined host The Big O in the Black Media Matter studio to discuss his journey of resilience and community activism nearly two years after the tragic loss of his son, Amarr Murphy-Paine.

The Central District’s own Elisheba Wokoma, Executive Director of Wa Na Wari, recently stopped by The Pop-Up! to discuss the incredible work happening at the intersection of art and community.

This week on The Pop-Up!, Converge Media is partnering with the King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention (ROGVP) to launch "Together We End Gun Violence Week," a full week of programming marking the beginning of National Gun Violence Awareness Month this June. 

On a recent episode of The Pop-Up! from the Black Media Matters studio, host The Big O sat down with Ché Davis, the Financial Literacy Chair for the NAACP State Conference covering Washington, Oregon, and Alaska.  

When licensed therapist and author Ashley McGirt-Adair pulled up to The Pop-Up! in the Black Media Matters Studio on Tuesday, she discussed how racism, healthcare, and silence are literally killing Black people, and what we can do about it.  

On last night's episode of The Pop-Up! from Converge Media’s Black Media Matters Studio in downtown Seattle, host The Big O sat down with Justin Fogarty, co-founder and executive director of Talk A Mile.

With summer right around the corner, an extraordinary, transformative energy fills the air inside Personal Touch Barbershop in Renton, Washington. For the past six weeks, a groundbreaking experiment in grassroots democracy and youth empowerment has been quietly unfolding inside these walls. It is the final week of the inaugural "Cutting Edge" Barber Mentorship Program, an initiative funded directly by King County’s Participatory Budgeting (PB) program that elegantly bridges trade education, economic self-reliance, and community mental health support.

Following Friday's massive "Tacoma Takeover" on The Pop-Up!, culture curator Elisha Michelle sat down to share her raw thoughts, favorite takeaways, and the electric energy that filled the room. Bringing seven guests and conducting six interviews, the episode was an authentic, unscripted celebration of the 253 community. For Elisha, it was a beautiful full-circle moment to bring her friends and local creators to Converge Media to give them their well-deserved spotlight.

Tonight marks a legendary return as the "curator of culture" herself, Elisha Michelle, steps back into the Black Media Matters Studio for a monumental edition of The Pop-Up*. This isn't just another show; it’s a full-scale Tacoma Takeover. Elisha is returning to the studio with "all her people"—a hand-picked lineup of the 253’s most influential entrepreneurs, artists, and community pillars—to bring that signature "Legendary" energy to the airwaves.