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Lisa Snowden is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Baltimore Beat, a digital and print-based news outlet based in Baltimore City. Passionate about storytelling and community empowerment, Snowden has dedicated her life to journalism, seeking to elevate underrepresented voices and drive meaningful conversations around pressing societal issues. With over 15 years of rich experience in local journalism, she’s shaped Baltimore Beat into an innovative and inclusive platform, focusing on literary reportage and insightful, impactful reporting.

Deyane Moses is an Army veteran, multidisciplinary creative, educator, and curator based in Baltimore, Maryland. Her deep passion for Black History, archives, and innovative design drives her work. In 2019, she unveiled the racist history of the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) through her project, The Maryland Institute Black Archive (MIBA), and the exhibition and demonstration "Take Back the Steps," which ignited a nationwide dialogue on institutional racism. In 2020, Deyane founded Blackives, LLC, offering research, archival expertise, programming, and cutting-edge design solutions to empower Black communities. She has collaborated with prominent museums in Baltimore, including the Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland Center for History and Culture, and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Deyane holds a BFA in Photography (2019) and an MFA in Curatorial Practice (2021) from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Alongside her entrepreneurial ventures and role as a college professor at her alma mater, she currently serves as the Director of Programs and Partnerships for Afro Charities Inc. In this role, she and her colleagues are dedicated to preserving and making accessible the archives of the 131-year-old AFRO American Newspaper, the nation's oldest continuously operating family-owned Black periodical.

Bilphena Yahwon, is a Processing Fellow at Afro Charities. She is an interdisciplinary artist, archivist, and restorative justice practitioner based in Baltimore. Born in Suakoko, Bong County, her work focuses on individual and collective memory: how we inherit it, how we preserve it, and how we pass it down. She is the steward of The Womanist Reader, a free online library, a collective member of the interdisciplinary publishing initiative Press Press, and a founding member of New Generation Scholars Intergenerational Institute. She served as the Washington Project for the Arts Summer Artist-Organizer-in-Residence in 2021 and as a Transforming Communities Peer2Peer Fellow in 2018. She also serves as a 2024 Community Fellow for the Diaspora Solidarities Lab (DSL), curating The Archive Liberia Anthology, a compilation of various mediums, including short films, poetry, recipes, essays, digital mixed media art, and photography exploring Liberia and its diaspora. She launched Archive Liberia in 2020 as an invitation and site for recovering, holding and organizing the collective memory of Liberia.

Bry Reed is a scholar, writer, and educator from Baltimore, MD. In 2020, Reed earned her Bachelor’s in Africana Studies with a minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies. Both disciplines allow her to focus her study to Black feminist scholarship. Her work explores the lives experiences of Black people by examining literature and culture. Her academic work connects to her freelance writing as she explores the histories, culture, and art of Black women and girls across the world. Her articles have been featured in Zora Mag and Wear Your Voice Mag.