With her big ‘fro and tattoo-sleeved arms, Bibi McGill stands out whether she’s on the stage or walking down the street.

Beverly Bond is a force to be reckoned with whether it’s DJ-ing for A-list clientele or creating a social space for young black women at risk.

Author, lawyer, and real estate broker, Tara-Nicholle Nelson, is a woman who has far exceeded what was expected of her.

Unlike many up and coming artists attempting to distinguish themselves, Swa isn’t caught up in creating a new musical genre for her sound. But is there truly an existing category that can include her eclectically melodic compositions that marry inspiration from Sade, Nina Simone’s ‘Little Girl Blue,’ Astrud Gilberto, and Miriam Makeba?

Mick Boogie, one of Cleveland’s premier DJs, is stepping out of the confinements of his hard-knock city and into the playing fields with major hip-hop media moguls.

I’m never really all that comfortable. I find myself saying that a lot, but don’t really know what I mean by it.

The idea of comfort is quite relative in this day and age. There exist a number of definitions, which can be sufficient to explain this very abstract, yet intensely physical predisposition we humans crave and desire from the world around us.