Jade Charon Robertson is an artist, choreographer, filmmaker, and dance educator who teaches at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, NY. As a filmmaker, her films have been shown at the Milwaukee Film Festival, Montreal Independent Film Festival, and Toronto International Women’s Film Festival. Watch her TEDxUCLA talk about using dance as a ministry.

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Britney Freeman-Farr, also known as B~Free, is an R&B singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. She released her own albums and opened for Janelle Monáe.

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Kelly McCreary is best known for her recurring role as Dr. Maggie Pierce on Grey’s Anatomy. She has appeared on Broadway, in TV shows like Scandal and White Collar, and in a number of productions by playwright Dominique Morriseau.

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Jacob Pfeiffer is a realist oil painter whose paintings have been exhibited in museum shows and galleries. His work was featured in American Arts Quarterly, Art News, and The Artist’s Magazine, as well as on the covers of American Artist, Southwest Art, and American Art Collector.

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Kyle Taylor Parker performed on Broadway in Kinky Boots and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He starred on the national tours of In the Heights and Pretty Woman, and he also appeared in Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert on NBC alongside John Legend and Sara Bareilles.

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Gabrielle Tesfaye is a painter, puppeteer, filmmaker, and animator who was profiled in Vogue.

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