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Tim Byron is a musician based in San Francisco. He was a founding member of the LA band The Mae Shi, and now plays in a reunited version of the group, called HLLLYH (after The Mae Shi’s critically acclaimed 2008 record). HLLLYH’s debut record, URUBURU, is out now.

Tim Byron

Music

HLLLYH and Brainiac Love Our Giant Tiny Universe

Kelly Jenrette, a native of Atlanta, now resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Melvin Jackson Jr. In 2018, she and her husband became the first African American married couple to be nominated for Emmy’s® in the same year. Kelly’s Emmy® nomination was for her portrayal of Annie in Season 2, Episode 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale. She currently stars on All American: Homecoming, the spinoff show for the CW&#8217;s hit show All American. Her two latest films can be found on Netflix: Uncorked and All Day and a Night; in the latter, Kelly stars alongside Jeffrey Wright and Ashton Sanders. Kelly is also in the second season of the hit anthology show Manhunt: Deadly Games, currently available on Netflix and as Winona on the Facebook Watch Original LIMETOWN. Kelly has also been a series regular on the Fox comedy Grandfathered, starring John Stamos and had recurring guest star roles on mixed•ish, Here and Now, Pitch and Graves. You may also remember her from her 12 Kmart commercials as Kmart Kelly! (Photo by Diana Ragland.)

Kelly Jenrette

Film

A Test of Faith

Nathan Willett formed Cold War Kids in 2004. Writing, recording, touring and performing has consumed him ever since.

Nathan Willett

The Lying Life of Adults, a Coming-of-Age Story Turned on Its Head

Illinois musician Alec Watson writes songs under the pseudonym DPCD. Named after a four-letter secret code given to him by his great-grandfather, DPCD makes music that is mysterious and yet warm, self-described as &#8220;Extremely Medium.&#8221; DPCD will release their new record, It&#8217;s Hard for a Rich Man to Enter the Kingdom of God, on October 1.
(Photo Credit: Rachel Winslow)

Alec Watson

DPCD on the Divine Inspiration of Shaker Art

Tracey Scott Wilson wrote the screenplay for the new movie <a href="https://www.unitedartistsreleasing.com/movie-site/respect-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Respect</a>, based on the life of Aretha Franklin. On TV, she served as a co-executive producer on Fosse/Verdon at FX and Apple TV+’s The Morning Show. Before that, she was a co-executive producer on FX’s award-winning series The Americans, where she wrote for four seasons and received two WGAE awards, two Peabody awards and a Golden Globe. Tracey is also a renowned playwright; her plays include Buzzer, The Good Negro and The Story and she is the winner of the 2001 Helen Merrill Emerging Playwright Award, the 2003 AT&amp;T Onstage Award, the 2004 Whiting Award, the 2004 Kesselring Prize, the 2007 Weissberger Playwriting Award and the 2007 Time Warner Storytelling Fellowship. In 2009, she was the writer-in-residence at the O’Neil National Playwriting Conference. She has taught and guest-lectured at Brown University, Yale University, Rutgers University and NYU. She holds a master’s degree in English Literature from Temple University.

Tracey Scott Wilson

My God! My Script!

Albert Mazibuko is an original member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, having joined the group in 1969. He is a cousin of the group&#8217;s founder and leader, Joseph Shabalala. He lives in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. To the question of whether he has any plans to retire after so many years on the road, Albert replies &#8220;Retire from this beautiful journey? You want me in the grave already?&#8221;

Albert Mazibuko

Albert Mazibuko (Ladysmith Black Mambazo) Talks the Blind Boys of Alabama’s I’ll Find a Way

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