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.

Business and branding coach Cloe Luv joined host Omari Salisbury (aka "The Big O") at the Black Media Matter studio in downtown Seattle for an insightful episode of The Pop-Up!. Luv, a best-selling author and content creator, shared her "signature spark" framework designed to help individuals increase their impact, influence, and income.

Last night, The Pop-Up! hosted Julie-C, a prominent Seattle creator and community organizer, for a deep dive into the city's evolving creative landscape and the power of collective action. Julie-C, who describes her work as building "creative solidarity for collective liberation," shared profound insights into how art can serve as a tool for self-growth, healing, and unlearning systemic toxicities.

Yesterday on The Pop-Up!, we had the privilege of sitting down with Melvin Slaughter, the founder of Solutions for Seattle, to discuss his mission of unity and his upcoming community event. Melvin is on a mission to tear down silos between different organizations in Seattle and bring people together for a common cause.

Last night on The Pop-Up!, The Big O sat down with Jazz from Seattle to preview the incredible energy surrounding the 23rd annual Seattle Black Film Festival (SBFF). Returning to its historic home base at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute (LANGSTON) in the Central District, the four-day festival runs from April 30 through May 3, 2026. This year’s theme, "The Sound of Us," honors the visual and auditory soundscapes that define the global Black experience.

Yesterday’s episode of the "Pop-Up!" broadcast, live from the Black Media Matter studio, took a serious turn as host "The Big O" sat down with Ibijoke “Ibi” Idowu, a candidate for President of the Seattle Education Association (SEA). With voting ending this Friday, Idowu joined the show to share her platform and the catalyst behind her run for leadership of the 5,500-member union.

Converge Media's fresh evening series, "The Pop-Up!", premiered on Monday with host The Big O and guests ProofNThePlay and Deaunte Damper.