Today, we’re looking through the eyes of queer Haitian writer, Mike Gauyo, as he shares his origin story to where he is now with the rapid growth of Black Boy Writes Media. Mike is known for his writing on the HBO hit series “Insecure,” along with the Netflix series “Ginny and Georgia.” Mike shares how he’s grown into his most authentic self and found peace with all facets of his identity. He talks about his production company and mentorship program, and his passion for creating access for young black writers. To wrap up this rich conversation, Mike and Bryan discuss blazing trails of their own so others won’t have to struggle in the same way.

Listen to the full podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-age-of-trailblazers-with-insecure-writer-mike-gauyo/id1463214827?i=1000566354985

Read the full article here:  https://www.autofutures.tv/2022/06/20/we-can-put-you-in-it-and-you-can-fly-tomorrow-ryse-aero-technologies-ceo-mick-kowitz/

Fresh off of its premiere engagement in Chicago, Artopia arrives in downtown Phoenix with its signature display of outsized street art blanketing the facade of a recently vacated warehouse. A hint of what is in store comes in the form of a totally realistic 20-foot high spray paint can — a colossal nod to the tool of choice of street artists and muralists. Chicago-based Afrokilla wraps the building’s exterior wall with a Salt River Valley-inspired “Artopia” banner, while the interior of this same wall is adorned with a mural by local legend, San Carlos Apache-Akimel O’odham painter Douglas Miles.

Listen to the full podcast here:  https://splashmags.com/index.php/2022/06/18/artopia-comes-to-phoenix/#gsc.tab=0