ABOUT LYNETTE MACKEY Lynette Mackey is the founder of Mackey’s Korner, a nonprofit that brings suicide awareness and resources for prevention to Black and Brown youth who have been underserved by the mental health community. After losing her 12-year-old grandson to...
ABOUT ORIEYONNA JOHNSON Orieyonna Johnson is the owner of EKLYPZE ENFUZHEN, a multi-generational wellness company based in San Francisco. Positioned as an alternative to Western medicine, they make herbal and CBD products including candles, incense, pain relieving...
ABOUT MERCEDES JACKSON Mercedes Jackson is the Founder and Executive Director of The You Verse Project, a nonprofit organization focused on providing emotional wellness for the youth through self-management workshops, meditation, interactive gaming, and mindful...
ABOUT SHANTE SAULSBERRY Shante Saulsberry found her passion for filmmaking while documenting her son’s basketball games. Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, Saulsberry launched her own production company—A’Shannie Productions—to spread joy and uplift community...
ABOUT ADAMA BRYANT Adama Bryant is the founder and Director of Weekend-Adventures, which provides life-shifting adventures in the arts, sciences and the outdoors to youth (3rd thru 8th grade). These out-of-area experiences are rooted in safety, community, wellness,...
