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Africatown’s K. Wyking Garrett stops by The Day with Trae
Joining Trae Holiday on this episode of The Day With Trae is K. Wyking Garrett, the current CEO and president of the Africa Town Community Land Trust (ACLT). In this episode, the community leader talks to Holiday about his organization's mission, how and why it was founded, and the numerous projects it's created to fight against gentrification and maintain Seattle's Black community in neighborhoods such as the Central District.
Heru TchassAmen Shares Tips for A Balanced and Healthy 2024 with Trae Holiday.
Starting the New Year, Trae Holiday is back with a brand new season of The Day with Trae. For this first episode, Holiday is joined by life coach Heru Tchaas Amen for Mindfullness Monday, a segment happening now every Monday. The founder of Heru Health, a holistic life and wellness service focused on helping others find peace and balance within their daily lives, Tchaas Amen offers a variety of programs on how to transform one's life positively by integrating various meditation exercises and visualization practices into one's life. In this episode, Tchaas Amen, an advocate of energy work, explains his "FIVE" tips for living a balanced and healthy life: "focus on one's energy work," set intentions with purpose, and visualize success every day.
That Talk You Do leaves an impact on Trae Holiday
As a theater kid, I’ve grown up with the common knowledge that Michelle Lang-Raymond and Isiah Anderson know what they’re doing when it comes to putting shows together. I’ve attended several Teen Summer Musicals to see their collective work in action. Over the last few years, I’ve been able to connect with them in a multitude of ways. But when I tell you I was beyond blown away by Tia Naché’s one-woman show, That Talk You Do, I thoroughly mean it!
Kurtis Blow and the Hip Hop Nutcracker head to the Paramount Theatre
Hip Hop Legend and Music Pioneer Kurtis Blow’s First National Tour Since His Heart Transplant
4Culture offering COVID recovery grants for cultural organizations in Seattle-King County.
Trae Holiday caught up with Nina Yarbrough who is the Arts Program Director at 4Culture to get more information about the 4Culture Covid Recovery Grants for cultural organizations in Seattle/King County in conjunction with the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture.
Building Black wealth with Phoenix Rockwell-Davidson and Black Dot
Wednesday evenings between 6:00pm - 8:00pm, BLACK DOT and your "Home Girl in Real Estate" Phoenix Rockwell-Davidson will host an in person and virtual event called Seattle Black W.E.A.L.T.H. Builders Club that will serve as a place for our community members to get together with like minded people and learn how to support each other on their personal journeys to building generational wealth.
#DomesticViolenceAwareness: YWCA’s Survivors First Program
Survivors FIRST (Facilitating Interventions and Resources for Survivors of Trauma) is a partnership between the YWCA of Seattle King County and the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) that identifies justice-involved survivors of gender-based violence and connects them to culturally specific services at the YWCA Seattle King County.
Therapist Ashley McGirt talks Black Healing in a Pandemic
Converge sat down with Ashley Mcgirt M.S.W., a local Black therapist who specializes in African American suicide and who founded the Washington Therapy Fund to help provide better mental health care to the Black community. IN their one-hour interview, McGirt and Traeanna Holiday discuss the gap between Black mental health data and the reality, BIPOC-focused mental health resources and more.
