The People Profiles

  • #THEPEOPLE - Culture Is Free

    by David Shanks
    Although we have yet to meet in person, I consider Poet Zee family. We linked several years ago via "the social meds (social media)" and have coll...

  • The Bigger Picture

    by David Shanks
    I was having this conversation with myself after one of the homies sent me a protest joint a couple weeks back. I said, "I wonder which one of toda...

  • My First Protest

    by David Shanks
    A few weeks ago Chelsea Hannah graduated from Hampton University. Like the rest of the 2020 class she was unable to walk down the aisle and like ma...

  • Why Me? Why Now?

    by David Shanks
    While we march, protest and let our voices be heard, the attack on our humanity is very real and very present. Even in an unprecedented time of div...

  • #THEPEOPLE - Homeschool and Hustle

    by David Shanks
    Toni Williams is the CEO of Prodigy of America and creator of the Homeschool and Hustle program that seeks to provide academic and business educa...

  • #THEPEOPLE - DEAFinitely Dope

    by David Shanks
    DEAFinitely Dope is an organization that uses hip-hop to connect and advocate for the hearing impaired and promote ASL (American Sign Language) e...