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    • STEPHANIE WHITE 3/6/25
    • WALTER KIRKLAND, WASHINGTON COMMANDERS PLAYOFF REPORT 2025
    • RAIZA BONAPARTE & RAMON
    • DOC CROSSLIN, MR. DC 2025
    • ALECEA OLIVER 12/27/2024
    • DEBBIE RUSSELL, MATURE MODEL
    • CYNTHIA JOHNSON, MATURE MODEL/ACTRESS EXTRORDINAIRE 12/17/24
    • MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH COVERS THE 2024 GATSBY SHOWCASE FASHION SHOW 12/20/2024
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS HAPPY HOLIDAY 12/17/24
    • JODY DAVIS, GATSBY SHOWCASE FASHION SHOW 12/9/2024
    • DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH COVERS THE 2024 WE MODEL USA COMPETITION FOR COPA STYLE MAGAZINE 12/8/24
    • KYMBERLY KNIGHTON 2024
    • CHERYL SHIVER 12/13/24
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    • FELECE TILLMAN
    • RAIZA ANTONIA GONZALEZ-GARCIA CULTURA FASHION SHOW
    • JOANIE HELGESEN, MATURE MODEL 11/14/24
    • MICHELLE WISEMAN
    • PATRICE K. FINNEY-CARTHERN
    • KAPTURED BY KASPER
    • JANET CERSLEY MRS./MS. TOURISM 9/12/2024
    • CAROLYN PHILLIPS, MATURE MODEL 9/15/24
    • REEMA KAPANI MOVIE PREMIER 8/2024
    • TEACHER'S FEST, LISA SUBRIZE 8/15/2024
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS SPEAKS ABOUT THE MEMOIRS OF HER NEW PUBLICATION
    • MICHAEL REZEK 8/14/24
    • KYMBERLY KNIGHTON
    • CYNDI LOU CARSON 7/19/2024
    • TIA COLLINS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR
    • NIDHI MANHJAN KHANEJA 7/18/24
    • REEMA KAPANI COPA STYLE MAGAZINE 2024 "WOMAN OF THE YEAR"
    • CAROLYN PHILLIPS MAGNIFICENT MATURE MODEL 7/15/2024
    • THRIFT SHOPPING WITH DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH 7/9/2024
    • CINTIA HULLEN & HER WORLD OF FASHION & STYLE 7/8/2024
    • SUMMER SHOPPING: DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH 6/22/24
    • DJ REX (DWAYNE BLYTHE) 7/12/2024
    • ATHENA GARCIA: MURAL ARTIST
    • MICHELLE YARNELL 7/12/2024
    • SUSTAINABLE FASHION DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON SMITH 6/10/24
    • GABBY HAAS: MODEL
    • ANGELIAS COUTURE
    • DAPPER LUQ
    • CINTIA HULLEN 6/4/2024
    • GAYELA BYNUM & JOHN SAYLOR COPA STYLE MAGAZINE 2024 "COUPLE OF THE YEAR"
    • DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH REPORTS ON THE NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL 5/12/24
    • TRACY LANGFORD (360 VINTAGE)
    • DAPPER LUQ (DESIGNER)
    • "CORAGEOUS VETERANS" CARMEN DELGADO REPORTS ON THE AMERICAN VETERANS BALL
    • DR. MOBI 5/13/24
    • OZZY RAMOS, FOUNDER OF THE VETERANS BALL
    • EVELYN TALATALA CLOUGH
    • RAJSHREE SHRESTHA 5/6/2024
    • MEAGAN BAILEY 5/6/2024
    • CINTIA HUTTEN & HER WORLD OF FASHION 4/30/2024
    • NADIA NEUBERT
    • RON COOKE
    • A Front Row Experience: The Michael Lombard Experience at New York Fashion Week 2024
    • A Night of Elegance and Entertainment: Prashant Goyal's Fashion Extravaganza
    • MIKELL REED CARROLL 3/6/2024
    • WILLIAM GRAYSON JR. BUSINESS COACH 3/8/24
    • JEMMELYN HEWLITT
    • TAMMY FAYE: NYFW 4/13/2024
    • ELISA NGUYEN NYFW 2/24/24
    • DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH REPORTS ON RANDHAWA BRANDS NYFW SHOW 2024
    • LISA SUBRIZE: HE WHO CHOOSETH 2/14/24
    • SONIA GARBARINO
    • MIKELL REED CARROLL: PAGEANT COACH 1/23/24
    • CRISTINA CORPUZ 1/22/24
    • MISTY L. COOLIDGE 1/5/24
    • LISA SUBRIZE INTERVIEWS ROGER GORE 12/22/23
    • LA SHONDRA BROWN-NELSON 1/10/24
    • CHRYSTAL HUES 12/20/23
    • CHRIS HUNTER (MALE MODEL) 12/18/23
    • LISA SUBRIZE ATTENDS GEMS & FASHION CHARITY GALA 2/7/23
    • LISA SUBRIZE REPORTS: "SHINING BRIGHT, NIGHT OF GLAMOUR & RECOGNITION"
    • LISA SUBRIZE: EPIC BEAUTY, DAY OF HOPE 1/8/24
    • LIZETH ALVARADO PREPARES TO ATTEND THE 2023 GATSBY SHOWCASE FOUNDATION FASHION SHOW FUNDRAISER AT THE KENNEDY CENTER
    • MARIANNE HANEY (SENIOR MODEL) 12/2/23
    • LISA SUBRIZE REPORTS ON DC FASHION WEEK SEPT. 29TH-OCT 1 2023
    • PARICHAT "KATIE"' GRALEY
    • GAYLA BYNUM GEMS FASHION CHARITY GALA
    • RUBY BENITEZ 9/15/2023
    • RON WEST: COPA STYLE MAGAZINE 2023 "MAN OF THE YEAR
    • TU-ANH LOVE
    • DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH PREPARES FOR MS. PETITE USA 8/5/23
    • CERISE ELAINE TURNER REPORTS ON WEMODEL USA 2023 FROM MGM, NATIONAL HARBOR
    • SCARLET ALEXANDRA TEEN MODEL 8/1/23
    • BARBARA SMITH MAC NEIL (hiTechMODA) NYFW 6/29/23
    • AMARIS SHIPMAN 6/20/23
    • "THE GIZ" REVIEW BY CRYSTAL GOODWIN 5/5/23
    • DEVENEY SHEA 7/6/23
    • DR. MARCHETTE RICHARDSON "EARTH APPRECIATION MONTH 4/16/23
    • DR. MARCHETTE LOCKETTE - SMITH 3/30/23
    • AUTHENTIC BEAUTIES 4/6/2023
    • DEBRA OVALL 2023 ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
    • KRISTINA CHRISTOPHER "MY FIRST NEW YORK FASHION WEEK 2023
    • KRISTINA CHRISTOPHER HI TECH MODA NYFW 2023 PART 1
    • KRISTANA CHRISTOPHER RUNWAY 7 NYFW 2023
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS NYFW WINTER 2023
    • DR.MARCHETTE LOCKETTE-SMITH AT NYFW 2023
    • MALCOLM STAPLES NYFW 2023
    • AMNA INAM FOUNDER OF RANDHAWA BRANDS NYFW
    • DEBRA OVALL
    • DR. MARCHETTE LOCKETTE-SMITH REVISITING NYFW 2/6/23
    • HERITAGE FASHIONS
    • TROY ANTHONY BY KRISTINA CHRISTOPHER
    • GRACE LEMON BY KRISTINA CHRISTOPHER 1/16/23
    • LIZETH ALVARADO GATSBY SHOWCASE 2022
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS GATSBY 2022
    • CHIC NOUVELLE MODEL MANAGEMENT
    • KRISTINA CHRISTOPHER 12/23/22
    • LEZLIE DAY REPORTS ON THE GATSBY SHOWCASE FASHION SHOW
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS REPORTS ON THE GATSBY SHOWCASE 2022
    • GAYLA BYNUM DAVID YURMAN FASHION SHOW PART 2
    • DR. MARCHETTE LOCKETTE-SMITH INTERVIEW 12/18/22
    • DR. MARCHETTE LOCKETTE - SMITH "WIGS"
    • CULTURA FASHION SHOW 11/21/22
    • JENNIFER WAKFIELD USOA PAGENT 10/25/22
    • LIZETH ALVARADO EPIC BEAUTY Rx
    • MARTINA MYERS 10/27/22 WORLD TOP MODEL 2022
    • SOBEIDY VIDAL LATIN FASHION WEEK 10/11/22
    • DMV FASHION WEEK 2022
    • CARLA DIAZ DELEON 10/12/22
    • KALENA EVERETT
    • LAVISH CROWN PRODUCTS (CHINA WILSON)
    • ANDRES AQUINO (DESIGNER)
    • Jana Love Sedlokova & Lamont Easter HOSTS OF WE MODEL USA 5/16/22
    • PATRICIA WATTS & PHOENIX WEMODEL USA
    • ARETHA BAILEY (REE REE THE MODEL)
    • YANA ZIOLKOWSKI
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS (INTERVIEW) 4/28/22
    • CRYSTAL NICOLE
    • JEANANNE ROBERTS 3/28/2022
    • SIMON BECHARA 4/1/22
    • CARLA DIAZ DELEON
    • YOLANDA STENNETT MRS. INTERNATIONAL
    • MARQUISHA FITZGERALD
    • MARQUISHA FITZGERALD
    • MAQUISHA FITZGERALD
    • MARTINA MYERS TEEN FASHION CORRESPONDENT
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    • CINTIA HULLEN 1/20/22
    • PRESHANT GOYAL HERITAGE INDIA FASHIONS
    • SAVANNAH RABIN (WORLD TOP MODEL DMV WINNER)
    • CRAIG KELLEY (MODEL) 12/31/21
    • ROWENA KAY (CHIC NOUVELLE MODEL MANAGEMENT)
    • JOSIE VALDEZ 12/27/21
    • CYNTHIA JOHNSON
    • GATSBY SHOWCASE AT THE MANDARIN HOTEL (DC)
    • MALCOLM STAPLES 10/21/21
    • RONKE OGUNMOKUN
    • MIRANDA FRAZIER
    • JENNIFER ZIEGELBAUER, MODEL
    • PATRICIA WATTS WORLD TOP MODEL 11/6/21
    • CINTIA HULLEN MODEL CORRESPONDENT
    • TATIANA COLE PART 1
    • MYLANTA SIMPSON
    • JUDITH BARNES
    • CYNTHIA JOHNSON MODEL 9/25/21
    • WILLIAM CALLWOOD
    • CARLTON HART 8/15/21
    • BLAQUE BARBIE BOUTIQUE
    • JACQUELINE MIMS
    • CHEYANNE JENNAE 8/22/21
    • MYRNA (HAZELEYES) PITTS 6/4/21
    • SHOE FANATIC by SHEILA
    • CYNTHIA JACKSON
    • ANYA BY VIVIEN BRIDAL 2021
    • SHENETTA MALKIA 5/15/21
    • YELENA'S MAKEUP COLUMN: "A CINDERELLA STORY" 4/10/21
    • VASHTI GRAY BURGESS 4/23/21
    • MOZELLA PLACE 4/21/21
    • YELENA SCHEIDLER
    • LASHANDA THURSTON (SHANDA GRAND) 4/21/21
    • SAMRINA LEM LEM
    • ULYCIA GREGORY
    • ROWENA KAY (MODEL MANAGEMENT)
    • SABRINA SEOUL "YING YANG LEATHER SWING COAT" 2/8/21
    • INGRID CAMPBELL WHITE 3/19/15
    • SARA BEE
    • BRINETTE (ALCHEMY CLOTHING
    • LUPITA ANEZ "2020 MODEL OF THE YEAR" 11/17/20
    • NISHA SHETH MUMBAI BOUTIQUE
    • NAKIA HARDY
    • TATIANA COLE DESIGNS
    • SABRINA SEOUL "STYLE" COLUMN 12/7/20
    • HEAVEN HIGHTOWER
    • DEBRA STORY
    • CONSTANCE BELL
    • SABRINA SEOUL (Part 3)
    • SABRINA SEOUL (Part 2)
    • SELAMAWIT YIRGA
    • CYNTHIA PRESS "Le Billet D'or"
    • LISA BUSH 7/10/2020
    • SABRINA SEOUL (Part 1)
    • HOPEZ
    • MRS. SABRINA KAS FLANAGAN
    • MALCOLM STAPLES 5/29/20
    • DELTA VIRTUAL FASHION SHOW
    • NICOLE DANIELLE 8/12/20
    • LIZ NGUYEN'S INTERVIEW WITH COPA STYLE MAGAZINE
    • TONYA BROUGHTON 3/6/20
    • ANYA BY VIVIEN 4/14/20
    • CARLA FELIX-CLAURE
    • DANIELE COOKE
    • MIKELL REED CARROLL AT MILAN FASHION WEEK 3/6/20
    • SYDNEY WEBB TEEN MODEL
    • ALYSSHA SHANKS 3/8/20
    • LORD & TAYLOR (DC) HOST DELTA SIGMA THETA INC. FASHION SHOW/FUNDRAISER
    • RONALD BYRD DCFW 2020
    • BEHIND THE SCENES AT NYFW WITH HiTech MODA
    • TORI SOUDAN FOOTWEAR
    • MICHELLE WISEMAN
    • COPA STYLE MAGAZINE SALUTES GAYELA BYNUM AT LORD & TAYLOR
    • SHEKIRA RAMDASS
    • ZJAY KAYCI
    • MAYA CLARK
    • SABRINA YOUNG
    • PARIS FASHION WEEK 2020
    • LIZ NGUYEN
    • MELVIN LEE WALKER
    • HAITI ESTELLHOMME
    • RONALD BYRD DCFW
    • LISA BUSH DCFW 10/9/19
    • STEPHANIE WHITE NYFW/THE POWER OF FASHION
    • RENEE ALLEN HOSTS THE "POWER OF FASHION" SHOW
    • EAN WILLIAMS: THE UNTOLD STORY
    • DUR DOUX
    • TREMAINE POLLYDORE
    • DUR DOUX PART 2
    • BUSINESS OF FASHION
    • CALI TYLER
    • SAROSH TAKES FOCUS ON FASHION AT THE TOWER
    • KYMBERLY KNIGHTON
    • CLYOPATRA COUTURE
    • DELL SCOTT
    • IFEOMA ONYIA DMV FASHION WEEK
    • JANELLE JOHNSON 6/30/19
    • RICHARD SENKBILE
    • LENZI BAZAAR (PHOTOGRAPHER) TAKES FOCUS ON COPA STYLE MAGAZINE'S 8TH ANNIVERSARY FASHION SHOW AT LORD & TAYLOR
  • EVENTS
    • DR MARCHETTE RICHARDSON-SMITH "CHERRY BLOSSOMS 4/30/2024
    • GAYELA BYNUM: DAVID YURMAN FASHION SHOW TO BENEFIT WWSC
    • JENNIFER WAKFIELD "SINGLES IN THE CITY"
    • DR. SOY RICHARDS "TEACHER FESTIVAL"
    • DMV FASHION WEEK 2022
    • TICKET FOR COPA STYLE MAGAZINE BLACK TIE AWARDS AT UNION STATION
    • SYLVIA TRAMORE MORRISON PORTRAYS JACKIE MOMS MABLEY
    • FELICIA'S FUND, VIVIEN ANYADUBA AGBAKOBA - FOUNDER
    • FOXTRAPPE REUNION 2019
    • KAREN MARIA ALSTON COVERS THE DAVID CHAPPELL PRIVATE AFTER PARTY
    • DC SWIM WEEK 2019
    • GEORGETOWN FASHION SHOW 2019
  • CUISINE
    • DR MARCHETTE RESTAURANT REVIEW 2/28/23
    • JESSE SEWARD CHEF EXTRAORDINAIRE
    • LOUBNA ENNADIR "Thermomix"
    • UTOKIA LANGLEY
    • GRACE COLLINS INTERVIEWS PACO CARRASCO
    • SWAHILI VILLAGE
    • JENISE'S KITCHEN AND WWSC CELEBRATION OF LIFE EVENT 2019
  • CULTURE
    • TU-ANH LOVE 8/9/23
    • DR. ANGELA KALENDAR 8/3/23
    • MEAHSHA MAKLE SHADY ARPERTURE
    • DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH by MARCHETTE RICHARDSON SMITH 5/28/23
    • DJ BECKY GASTON DJ (PYNK DYMOND)
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    • BARRY MORGENSTEIN 10/20/22
    • CHRISTIE BYNUM (WE WILL SURVIVE CANCER)
    • GIGI RILEY 7/26/22
    • MICHELLE VAN HAAS FITNESS TRAINER
    • ERIKA TEMPRO DETOX MESSAGE
    • CONVERSATIONS WITH MINGO 5/9/22
    • New Page
    • BELINDA QUEEN DISRICT 6 CANDIDATE PART 1
    • DERRICK CONYERS (SU'COY (PART 2)
    • THE COPA STORY
    • DANILA RODRIGUES FITNESS MODEL 1/4/22
    • KEN ROCHON, WWSC FUNDRAISER AT LAMBORGHINI
    • WALTER KIRKLAND 1/7/22
    • KEVIN WILLIAMS, 2020 "ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR"
    • ASK TIA! (TIA COLLINS ADVICE COLUMN) 12/16/21
    • LAVISH CROWN
    • JAS BOOTHE 11/16/2021
    • DERRICK CONYERS (SU'COY)
    • GWEN HURT
    • SIA M. FINOH 9/29/21
    • SUSAN SMALLWOOD CELEBRITY POLO & JAZZ 7/19/21
    • GILDA SYMEONIDES
    • ARIANA VARGAS (BLACK BARBIE)
    • CHINA WILSON ATTORNEY AT LAW
    • JULIANNA YATES
    • ALLISON SUTHERLAND
    • KAROLA CAVAGNA Scout & Cellar Wines
    • TIA COLLINS ("The Real Modes of DC"
    • RASHAD MUHAMMAD
    • KNOIR
    • HOW MUCH DOES THAT DOG REALLY COST IN THE WINDOW?
    • THE REAL SOUTH AFRICA PART 2
    • ELIZABETH FELLOWS
    • THE REAL SOUTH AFRICA
  • PEOPLE
    • WILLIAM GRAYSON JR., BUSINESS COACH
    • LAURA DORSEY
    • CARMEN JURADO 1/8/24
    • LACY LACE: ACTRESS 1/27/24
    • ROOTS ACADEMY
    • SARAH FELIX, VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE
    • JOSE ALBERTO UCLES & TOM NOLL ( THE ARTSY PEACOCKS)
    • JULIA CHANG, HEALTH & FITNESS 1/17/2024
    • DR. JAI JAI "PART ONE" 11/17/23
    • GEORGE JUICE GRAHAM
    • MATTHEW BROWN REALTOR
    • LISA SUBRIZE, LEADING WITH LISA
    • WALTER KIRKLAND REPORTS ON THE WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 8/9/2023
    • FARNAZ HASHEMPOUR-HECKERT
    • MARCELLA MOLLON-WILLIAMS
    • DOC MOBI 8/5/23
    • CERISE TURNER MS. SENIOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2023
    • KAREN JOHNSON GILLIAM 7/11/23
    • CONNIE AMOS-PARSONS 8/14/2023
    • REBECCA FREMONT 3/9/23
    • RON WEST 1/17/2023
    • LEZLIE DAY COVERS WORLD TOP MODEL 2022
    • JENNIFER WAKEFIELD PAGEANTS - AN INSIDE LOOK 11/22/22
    • DARRYL SIMS, PUBLISHER
    • NATAKI SUGGS
    • BARRY MORGENSTEIN 2
    • SISTERS 4 SISTERS 20TH ANNIVERSARY 12/12/22
    • DR. NIECY FUQUA 9/1/22
    • CYNDI-LOU CARSON, MODEL >
      • LIZETH ALVARADO COPA STYLE MAGAZINE "MEET & GREET HOST
    • SUSAN SMALLWOOD 8/31/22
    • CECE ASHE ENTREPRENEUR
    • MUBASHER FAZAL (DR. MOBI)
    • DR. MARCHETTE LOCKETTE-SMITH
    • REARDON D. SULLIVAN FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
    • DR. RENEE ALLEN 10/5/22
    • CANDACE JOHNSON (MY DIAMONDS SHINE)
    • ALICIA PRYOR, DNA FINANCIAL
    • ANITA HOPE (DANCE INSTRUCTOR)
    • PAMELA R. BROWNE
    • ARETHA BAILEY
    • DR. ESSIE MCKOY 1/2/22
    • JENNIFER WAKEFIELD
    • CHRISTIE BYNUM WSSC
    • FLORENCE KING
    • REV. DR. D. AMINA B. BUTTS
    • WALA BLEGAY (DISTRICT 6 CANDIDATE)
    • ARIANA VARGAS TEEN MODEL 12/24/21
    • DR. BO BEST
    • JEMMALYN HEWLETT POOLSIDE COOKIN/WECARE
    • CHERYL SHIVER 9/18/21
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    • ALLISON SUTHERLAND 8/3/21
    • DR. JAI 8/21/21
    • LORI CONWAY RAY
    • ANGELEE L. ALSTON
    • DR. SARAH RENEE LANGLEY
    • TRAE MCLEAN
    • LAURA DORSEY
    • THE HUNGERFORDS, 2021 COUPLE OF THE YEAR
    • SYLVIA TRAMORE MORRISON PORTRAYS JACKIE 'MOMS" MABLEY 6/10/21
    • SUSAN YOUNG 4/10/21
    • KYMBERLY KNIGHTON TAX PROFESSIONAL
    • ALEXANDRA LEVINE 5/8/21
    • ALYSON WILLIAMS
    • JANETTE OBENSON-AROGUNDADE
    • PANDEE CHI
    • ALESHA BROWN
    • SHARON JACKSON BULLOCK "Embracing My Sexy Sixties"
    • SABRINA WOOTEN
    • New Page
    • DANA HICKS-HUNGERFORD 10/26/20
    • TAYLOR MADE
    • DIANA L. BROWN 10/19/20
    • FRONT ROW PHYLLIS
    • CHRISTINA BRICE
    • GAYELA BYNUM 7/8/20
    • JOAN ACHONG
    • MAYA CLARK "Indubitable Fitness" 8/10/20
    • SUSAN SMALLWOOD 7/24/20
    • DR. AVIS DEVEEVER >
      • SHELLY ROY
    • MIKELL 5/12/2020
    • THE SPECTRUM CIRCLE 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
    • ERANA & JAMES TYLER 2020 "COUPLE OF THE YEAR"
    • THE EUBANKS SIBLINGS
    • TAYSHA SHAW-DAVIS 5/30/20
    • CHELLY ROY
    • KATHI MUHAMMAD
    • JOHN WARDELL PHOTOGRAPHER
    • YOLANDA NELSON INTERVIEWS CHRIS THOMAS OF "RAP CITY"
    • TRACY LOVE 4/17/20
    • MICHELLE GREER 1/31/20
    • GWEN HURT SHOECRAZY WINE COMPANY
    • CHERYL SHIVER
    • CONNIE AMOS-PARSONS
    • DR. JOANNE CAREY VETERINARIAN
    • MIKELL REED CARROLL
    • SABRINA YOUNG
    • MAYA ROCKEYMOORE CUMMINGS
    • ANNA DEBOSE-HANKINS
    • GAIL KING 10/23/19 "All Roads Lead to Gratitude"
    • MARRIAGE CAN WIN
    • DR. RONNIE SIDDIQUE
    • JOAN ACHONG
    • SHARON PARKER
    • GAIL MARGARET KING
    • LEONARD DESHIELD
    • JANELLE JOHNSON 9/12/19
    • SETORIA
    • CARLA HOLMES COVER STORY
    • GIGI RILEY FOR MAYOR OF SEAT PLEASANT
    • EMMANUEL O. IRONO
    • SOFIA PELLEGRINO
    • KIMBERLY HICKMAN-BEY
    • MARGARET P. BEAN
  • JAZETTE
  • SOPHIA DAVIS
  • TIM BRADLEY
  • ALICE DOLL PART 2
  • THE REAL SOUTH AFRICA PART 2
  • GAYELA BYNUM AND WWSC'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY
  • ALICE DOLL'S BEAUTY SHOW PART 1
  • SPECTRUM CIRCLE 2019
  • KATRINA RAINEY
  • J. DE LOS SANTOS
  • KAS FLANAGAN
  • SALOME AUTOLINO
  • NIKEA MARIE
  • DEBRA CHANDLER
  • LINKS LUNCHEON
  • WIPS UNSCRIPTED CHRONICLES
  • GRETA CHAPIN MCGILL 2/4/19
  • ERENA CHEBES
  • RICHARD FLEMMING
  • KEVIN GRANT
  • JAZETTE LANE-ENGLISH
  • HAZEL MITCHELL-BELL
  • CHEF MIA
  • LISA BUSH
  • GEORGE DINES
  • MARNIE IRENE JOPP 1/8/19
  • DR. RENEE ALLEN 2/10/19
  • SYLVIA TRAYMORE MORRISON 2/1//19
  • JIMMY LEE COMEDIAN
  • LAKESSHIA SLAUGHTER
  • MARK & KRYSTAL
  • DR. SHARON HARGRO PORTER
  • JANELLE JOHNSON 1/11/19
  • GIFT HUGHES
  • CARLTON HART PT 1
  • RYANN KELLY
  • FOCUSED MARRIAGES
  • CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
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   BRANDON KYLE GIBSON-JACKSON

 

 Where are you from?

 

Washington, DC

 

 What schools have you attended?

 

Capitol Hill Cluster, Washington D.C.

Eastern Senior High School, Washington, D.C.

Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Trinity Washington University, Washington, D.C.

 

(I was born on January 27, 1982 at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C.  I attended the Capitol Hill Cluster through Middle School  (Watkins, Peabody, and Stuart Hobson), graduated from Eastern High School in 2000 and from the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore campus in 2004 with a BS in Business Administration)

 

What were your favorite subjects?

 

Algebra I and Algebra II were my favorite.

 

When did you get interested in the Arts?

 

When I was six years old, I went to Disney in Anaheim, California and was exposed to how movies were made and other performing arts activities.  I told my Mother that I wanted to be a part of the Arts.  When we returned to D.C., she enrolled me in the D.C. Youth Ensemble.  There, I was exposed to all the performing arts.  Tap Dancing was my favorite and singing a very close 2nd.

 

How did you get proficient in Math?

 

I had a great High School teacher, Ms. Scott, who allowed me to teach her class occasionally.

 

 

 

It's not very often that we write about Arts and Sciences together, how do you handle them all?

 

I consider myself to be mentally tough.

 

What is your philosophy to education?

 

Education is a tool that every child should strive to obtain, and it’s the duty of educators to provide their very best daily in helping students reach their full potential. I am a firm believer that as generations of student populations change, the way education is taught must change as well.  It is important that young people understand that having an education is a necessity and it’s the only way for them to compete and survive in the world.

 

 

What sort of projects have you worked on with the performing arts?

 

I have produced:

 

Five major cinematic stage performances

Four Straight Runway Fashion Shows

One High School Fashion Battle Competition and,

One major college production

 

Produced, Directed, and Choreographed Major University Performance/Production and  Hip Hop and Modeling Boot Camp

Producer/Choreographer of Catwalk Classic Modeling Production for Largo Senior High School modeling team

Founder/Artistic Director – Cimbolica Inc. 501©3 Nonprofit Theatrical Performing Arts Modeling/Dance Organization - 2007

Producer of “A Night of Elegance – Debut Roosevelt HS Greenbelt, MD  -     2008

Producer of “What Lies Beneath” – Duke Ellington Theater –Washington DC 2009

         (included invited guest organizations and aspiring designers)


Producer of “Serve In Dramatic Fashion – Annabelle Ferguson Auditorium  - 2010          incorporating  several High School Modeling Groups in Production

Producer of “ Fear of the Unknown” – Annabelle Ferguson Auditorium         - 2010

Producer_of  “We Are Fashion” at the Artisphere, Arlington, VA                   -  2011

Producer of “Fifth Anniversary Kickoff – Homer Building , Washington, DC   - 2012

(sponsorship of  venue provided by a Charter School Board President)
                                                                                          

Producer of “Cimbolica Inc Presents ARCTIC Storm, Silver Spring Civic Ctr    2014

 

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL PARTICIPATION

 

I made my musical debut at the Watkins campus of the D.C. Cluster Schools on Capitol Hill and continued my early training in the arts through the D.C. Youth Ensemble, the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Taps and Company, Camera Ready Kids, and both the Children of the Gospel and Eastern Senior High Choirs. 

 

Although  I studied and exceled in all areas of the Performing Arts i.e., modeling, drama, and dance, I loved to Tap and sing more.  My first professional musical was at the Kennedy Center in “Purlie” with Stephanie Mills, Doreen Harwood, Reginal Vel Johnson and Larry Storch, under the direction of Kay Cameron,

 

Under the direction of Ms. Joyce Garrett, I have sung on stage with such notables as Gloria Estefan, Smokie Robinson, Aaliyah,  Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder.   My rendition of  “The Impossible Dream” by Vandross is considered an epic marvel by some.  I was priviledged to sing this song at a convention in Miami that I attended with my Mom.

 

My first professional acting performance was as the “Boy” in Much Ado About Nothing with David Birney, under the Direction of Michael Kahn, Folgers Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D.C.   Kennedy Center performances include three roles in Sundiata – The Lion King of Mali; and, Pepito Story choreographed and directed by Debbie Allen.  Additionally, I studied dance and performed at the Dance Theatre of Harlem Residency Program under the direction of Arthur Mitchell at the Kennedy Center, as well as performances with the Dance Institute of Washington, under the Direction of Fabian Barnes.  I was also cast as the “Assistant to the Mayor in THE DISTRICT, a CBS series”

 

As a Kennedy Center Kid, I learned lighting and staging techniques and with the D.C. Youth Ensemble under the direction of Carol Foster as well.

 

Dance awards were received in 1988 Catch a Rising Star (lst place) and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Talent Hunt (2nd place) – tap dancing – I also performed for the Volunteers of America honoring former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young hosted by Cokie Roberts, Moran Productions. 

 

Modeling awards were received from Talent America in New York (lst place); and other modeling venues include the Cohen Clothing Catalog, cover publication of the Black Child Institute Annual Report Special Edition; and am currently in the McGraw Hill-History Text Book update used in most public schools.

 

 

 

 

9. Please tell our readers more about your organization.

 

Modeling competitions have become a phenomenon for high school and college youth in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.  To this end and in an effort to give back to the community, I decided to bring a different twist to this arena.  As the Founder/Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer, in September 2007, I established Cimbolica Inc., a 501©3, nonprofit organization based on promoting Fashion and Education through the Performing Arts. This organization brings forth a venue where young people can express their talents through the art of fashion design, dance, and modeling.   Fusing this activity, I believes will provide a nexus between the fashion industry, designing, illustrating, photography and the performing arts as a tool to motivate and encourage higher education for underserved and at risk youth.

 

Cimbolica Inc. members consist of local college and high school students in grades 9-12, who MUST maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average.   Cimbolica Inc. is an establishment that prides itself in allowing young people at all academic levels the opportunity to express their talents on a larger scale.  The word Cimbolica is transformed from the word symbolic, symbolizing the uniqueness of people and the talents they bring forth.   Our goal is to provide scholarship assistance for the company members to attend and remain in college and/or other institutions of higher learning.

 

Company members assist me as the artistic director in costume and set design, choreography, and production.  We believe this program not only provides talent development and financial incentives, but will develop self-worth, independence and team players of at-risk students in a drug and violence free environment.

 

As a relatively new company, we are seeking sponsors.  It is our company's mission and goal to showcase and feature young people from all over the Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. areas and allow them to travel locally and abroad to showcase their talents.  Additionally, we are seeking resources and capital through grants, corporate sponsorships, Angel funding, as well as other financial support to allow us to serve and bring in more students, who have an interest in pursing these avenues in college and other institutions of higher learning.



Cimbolica is registered with the Combined Federal Campaign where donations and pledges can be submitted each year to CFC#97351.



Cimbolica Inc. would like to thank COPA STYLE and other organizations for any assistance that can help the company move in the right direction and allow these young people the opportunity and the chance to believe in themselves and the talents in which they are blessed.  Our Federal Tax Exempt Number is EIN 11-3810024.

 

 

What does the future hold for Brandon Gibson-Jackson?

 

                 As I navigate through my Master Degree Program in Educational Leadership, it is my hope to graduate with honors and pursue a job as a Principal in a high school setting.  After being a Principal for at least three to fours years, I would like to work with other organizations on the East Coast with turning around schools through test scores and staff development. Once I have made my mark in the education sector, I would like to open my own Math and Science Performing Arts School for grades 7-12. Then maybe return to the Washington, DC area and become Superintendent and show how D.C. Public Schools can become the model school system for the entire United States.

 

 

A FEW EXCERPTS FROM YOUTUBE

 

   BRANDON KYLE GIBSON-JACKSON

 

  1.  Where are you from?

     

  • Washington, DC

     

  1.  What schools have you attended?

     

  • Capitol Hill Cluster, Washington D.C.

  • Eastern Senior High School, Washington, D.C.

  • Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL

  • University of Maryland Eastern Shore

  • Trinity Washington University, Washington, D.C.

 

(I was born on January 27, 1982 at Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C.  I attended the Capitol Hill Cluster through Middle School  (Watkins, Peabody, and Stuart Hobson), graduated from Eastern High School in 2000 and from the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore campus in 2004 with a BS in Business Administration)

 

  1. What were your favorite subjects?

     

Algebra I and Algebra II were my favorite.

 

  1. When did you get interested in the Arts?

     

When I was six years old, I went to Disney in Anaheim, California and was exposed to how movies were made and other performing arts activities.  I told my Mother that I wanted to be a part of the Arts.  When we returned to D.C., she enrolled me in the D.C. Youth Ensemble.  There, I was exposed to all the performing arts.  Tap Dancing was my favorite and singing a very close 2nd.

 

  1. How did you get proficient in Math?

     

I had a great High School teacher, Ms. Scott, who allowed me to teach her class occasionally.

 

 

 

  1. It's not very often that we write about Arts and Sciences together, how do you handle them all?

     

I consider myself to be mentally tough.

 

  1. What is your philosophy to education?

 

Education is a tool that every child should strive to obtain, and it’s the duty of educators to provide their very best daily in helping students reach their full potential. I am a firm believer that as generations of student populations change, the way education is taught must change as well.  It is important that young people understand that having an education is a necessity and it’s the only way for them to compete and survive in the world.

 

 

  1. What sort of projects have you worked on with the performing arts?

 

I have produced:

 

  • Five major cinematic stage performances

  • Four Straight Runway Fashion Shows

  • One High School Fashion Battle Competition and,

  • One major college production

     

  • Produced, Directed, and Choreographed Major University Performance/Production and  Hip Hop and Modeling Boot Camp

  • Producer/Choreographer of Catwalk Classic Modeling Production for Largo Senior High School modeling team

  • Founder/Artistic Director – Cimbolica Inc. 501©3 Nonprofit Theatrical Performing Arts Modeling/Dance Organization - 2007

  • Producer of “A Night of Elegance – Debut Roosevelt HS Greenbelt, MD  -     2008

  • Producer of “What Lies Beneath” – Duke Ellington Theater –Washington DC 2009

             (included invited guest organizations and aspiring designers)

  • Producer of “Serve In Dramatic Fashion – Annabelle Ferguson Auditorium  - 2010          incorporating  several High School Modeling Groups in Production

  • Producer of “ Fear of the Unknown” – Annabelle Ferguson Auditorium         - 2010

  • Producer_of  “We Are Fashion” at the Artisphere, Arlington, VA                   -  2011

  • Producer of “Fifth Anniversary Kickoff – Homer Building , Washington, DC   - 2012

    (sponsorship of  venue provided by a Charter School Board President)                                                                                             

  • Producer of “Cimbolica Inc Presents ARCTIC Storm, Silver Spring Civic Ctr    2014

 

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL PARTICIPATION

 

I made my musical debut at the Watkins campus of the D.C. Cluster Schools on Capitol Hill and continued my early training in the arts through the D.C. Youth Ensemble, the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Taps and Company, Camera Ready Kids, and both the Children of the Gospel and Eastern Senior High Choirs. 

 

Although  I studied and exceled in all areas of the Performing Arts i.e., modeling, drama, and dance, I loved to Tap and sing more.  My first professional musical was at the Kennedy Center in “Purlie” with Stephanie Mills, Doreen Harwood, Reginal Vel Johnson and Larry Storch, under the direction of Kay Cameron,

 

Under the direction of Ms. Joyce Garrett, I have sung on stage with such notables as Gloria Estefan, Smokie Robinson, Aaliyah,  Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross and Stevie Wonder.   My rendition of  “The Impossible Dream” by Vandross is considered an epic marvel by some.  I was priviledged to sing this song at a convention in Miami that I attended with my Mom.

 

My first professional acting performance was as the “Boy” in Much Ado About Nothing with David Birney, under the Direction of Michael Kahn, Folgers Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D.C.   Kennedy Center performances include three roles in Sundiata – The Lion King of Mali; and, Pepito Story choreographed and directed by Debbie Allen.  Additionally, I studied dance and performed at the Dance Theatre of Harlem Residency Program under the direction of Arthur Mitchell at the Kennedy Center, as well as performances with the Dance Institute of Washington, under the Direction of Fabian Barnes.  I was also cast as the “Assistant to the Mayor in THE DISTRICT, a CBS series”

 

As a Kennedy Center Kid, I learned lighting and staging techniques and with the D.C. Youth Ensemble under the direction of Carol Foster as well.

 

Dance awards were received in 1988 Catch a Rising Star (lst place) and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Talent Hunt (2nd place) – tap dancing – I also performed for the Volunteers of America honoring former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young hosted by Cokie Roberts, Moran Productions. 

 

Modeling awards were received from Talent America in New York (lst place); and other modeling venues include the Cohen Clothing Catalog, cover publication of the Black Child Institute Annual Report Special Edition; and am currently in the McGraw Hill-History Text Book update used in most public schools.

 

 

 

 

9. Please tell our readers more about your organization.

 

Modeling competitions have become a phenomenon for high school and college youth in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.  To this end and in an effort to give back to the community, I decided to bring a different twist to this arena.  As the Founder/Artistic Director and Chief Executive Officer, in September 2007, I established Cimbolica Inc., a 501©3, nonprofit organization based on promoting Fashion and Education through the Performing Arts. This organization brings forth a venue where young people can express their talents through the art of fashion design, dance, and modeling.   Fusing this activity, I believes will provide a nexus between the fashion industry, designing, illustrating, photography and the performing arts as a tool to motivate and encourage higher education for underserved and at risk youth.

 

Cimbolica Inc. members consist of local college and high school students in grades 9-12, who MUST maintain a minimum 2.0 grade point average.   Cimbolica Inc. is an establishment that prides itself in allowing young people at all academic levels the opportunity to express their talents on a larger scale.  The word Cimbolica is transformed from the word symbolic, symbolizing the uniqueness of people and the talents they bring forth.   Our goal is to provide scholarship assistance for the company members to attend and remain in college and/or other institutions of higher learning.

 

Company members assist me as the artistic director in costume and set design, choreography, and production.  We believe this program not only provides talent development and financial incentives, but will develop self-worth, independence and team players of at-risk students in a drug and violence free environment.

 

As a relatively new company, we are seeking sponsors.  It is our company's mission and goal to showcase and feature young people from all over the Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. areas and allow them to travel locally and abroad to showcase their talents.  Additionally, we are seeking resources and capital through grants, corporate sponsorships, Angel funding, as well as other financial support to allow us to serve and bring in more students, who have an interest in pursing these avenues in college and other institutions of higher learning.



Cimbolica is registered with the Combined Federal Campaign where donations and pledges can be submitted each year to CFC#97351.



Cimbolica Inc. would like to thank COPA STYLE and other organizations for any assistance that can help the company move in the right direction and allow these young people the opportunity and the chance to believe in themselves and the talents in which they are blessed.  Our Federal Tax Exempt Number is EIN 11-3810024.

 

 

What does the future hold for Brandon Gibson-Jackson?

 

             As I navigate through my Master Degree Program in Educational Leadership, it is my hope to graduate with honors and pursue a job as a Principal in a high school setting.  After being a Principal for at least three to fours years, I would like to work with other organizations on the East Coast with turning around schools through test scores and staff development. Once I have made my mark in the education sector, I would like to open my own Math and Science Performing Arts School for grades 7-12. Then maybe return to the Washington, DC area and become Superintendent and show how D.C. Public Schools can become the model school system for the entire United States.

 

 

A FEW EXCERPTS FROM YOUTUBE

 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=41594476199&set=vb.691646199&type=2&theater    OR  www.cimbolica.com (see video at bottom of page)

http://youtu.be/DpDqfXL1Bss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toeQrhd0Tyc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQzJwjEImog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDiJrZRW1DQ

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152003792716200&set=o.286004641494950&type=2&theater

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152003628046200&set=o.272077352836125&type=2&theater

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152005362671200&set=o.286004641494950&type=2&theater

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152005362671200&set=o.286004641494950&type=2&theater

 

 

REHEARSAL VIDEO

 https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10151912640461200&set=o.286004641494950&type=2&theater

 

PROMOTION VIDEO

 

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=818699634812300&set=o.286004641494950&type=2&theater