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Converge host Takiyah TDUB Ward launches new sneaker venture

This latest venture from the Art Queen of Converge has been years in the making. Takiyah TDUB Ward started painting sneakers in high school. Over her 20 year career, she has customized sneakers for everyone from babies to grandparents, performers to athletes and everyone in between. And now she takes her skills to new heights with "The Re-Sole". The Re-Sole will be Seattle's first dry-cleaner for sneakers!!

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Life Enrichment Group Equips Youth to Dream Big and Value Education: Parents find community support to help kids flourish

When COVID-19 hit, Jhitana Ball wondered how she was going to keep her 11-year-old daughter Princess motivated and engaged as school facilities closed and on-line learning began. She discovered the Scholars Project through a friend and signed her up. 

Beneath the umbrella of the King/Pierce County-based Life Enrichment Group (L.E.G.), the Scholars Project offers academic support and enrichment activities for youth of color in middle school. Upon completion, students embrace a new perspective and are ready for academic success. 

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Community builder: Besa Gordon’s Real Seattle Media Mixer creates a space for entrepreneurs, influencers and more

Converge Media’s Pop Culture Queen Besa Gordon has been creating space for business enlightenment and community building through her monthly Real Seattle Media Mixers. Gordon creates space for entrepreneurs, influencers and media creators to come together and share experiences and knowledge.

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THE TRUTH WITH PROOF: NAUDIA MILLER

Naudia Miller, an impactful member of our community, joined The Truth With Proof earlier this week. Like many of us, Miller, a mother of two, was frustrated with the inefficiency and lackluster quality of our school system. Miller was also at the point in her life where she was tired of working for corporations that did not value her as much as they should have.

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Converge Media taps Deaunte Damper to lead LGBTQIA Programming

SEATTLE, WA – Converge Media recently announced that longtime community activist and advocate Deaunte Damper has joined the company as head of LGBTQ+ programming. In addition to his duties as curator and producer, Damper hosts a new bi-weekly show, We Live in Color with Deaunte Damper, which premiered across all Converge Media platforms on May 25.  The next episode will air on June 22 at 8 p.m. at www.WhereWeConverge.com. 

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