Johnny Temple, Publisher & Editor Johnny Temple is the publisher and editor in chief of Akashic Books, an award-winning Brooklyn-based independent company dedicated to publishing urban literary fiction and political nonfiction. He won the 2013 Ellery Queen Award and is the editor of the anthology USA Noir, which was selected...
Michael Jefferson, Publisher & Editor From an early age, Michael Jefferson fell in love with poetry. After reading his first Dr. Seuss book, he was in awe of how words could rhyme and still tell a story. He began writing his own rhymes for fun, but over time, those rhymes...
Travis 'Travie Rozae' Walters, Creative Director/Wardrobe Stylist Travis Walters, better known as Travie Rozae, is a Caribbean-American creative director and wardrobe stylist, originally from the British Virgin Islands, now based in Los Angeles, CA. With a deep understanding of aesthetics and impeccable eye for detail, Travie has managed to infiltrate...
Brent Hoyte, Musician Brent Hoyte has spent his entire 32 years of life engulfed in music. Hoyte is a full-time musician; he has taken his passion and turned it into a career as a music teacher, engineer and producer. Hoyte currently has the biggest music school (Home Grown Music Academy...
