• Read more about Duke

Duke Porter (Duke) is a Baltimore native and “artivist”. He is a member of the SGL spoken word collaborative Sons of Baldwin who co-authored the book of poems “Baldwin Sent Me.” He is a teaching artist for DewMore Baltimore in addition to being responsible for leading trainings, workshops, and organizing cultural events that promote the excellence and wellness of Black people across the gender and sexuality spectrum. His passion for building and uniting Black people has allowed him to be a voice for his community nationally.

• Read more about Poetic Soul

Poetic Soul is a DMV poet, educator and first time author. She aspires to write poetry that inspires thoughts of love, inner peace, and hope. She has featured at open mics such as BusBoys & Poets, An Evening with Authors, and DC Refresh.  She participated in the Words Beats Life combine and has performed at open mics all around the DMV area as well as Orlando and Texas. She prides herself on being a lifelong learner and recently earned a Master's Degree in Educational Technology and is currently pursuing a doctorate.

• Read more about Nataja Artist

Educator. Artist. Black Women. Na'taja (Nah-tay-juh) uses art as a way to reimagine the world around her, centering the beauty of black folks in portraiture.

• Read more about Wallace

Wallace  O. Stephens is a solutions-oriented entrepreneur, influencer, relationship builder, motivational speaker, creative artist, and author.  At 80-years-old I created my first art project using a LeoApe℠ character focused on inclusiveness. The project consists of 2500 limited edition non-Gender LeoApes℠, (https://opensea.io/leoape) with Metadata on the Polygon Blockchain.   The backstory of this collection is that all characters are non-Gender.  The creator’s mission is to inform, inspire, and elevate the conversation of inclusiveness through stories using non-gender characters.  

• Read more about John Tyler

John Tyler is an artist, musician, producer, and Founder of Love Groove Festival.  Based in Baltimore, MD, John has been developing his music career since elementary school where he performed in a talent competition and never looked back.  Today at 22, John has released 4 albums, 2 EPs and produced over 100 artists in the DMV area.  He has performed at various local and nationally-known venues/festivals such as, Filmore, RAMS Head, Firefly Festival, Baltimore’s Artscape and has been featured in Baltimore Magazine, Bmore Art and interviewed on Charm TV.  His creative works have also been includ