When Akeem Raheem paints, you can sense the hum of the city. The hiss of aerosol through a nozzle, the thumping bass from a passing car, and the shockwaves of a culture that shaped generations pulse through his work. His canvases feel alive with rhythm because he always remembers that art and culture are inseparable…

Kiana Jackson grew up on the East Side of San Jose before attending Clark Atlanta University, earning a degree in speech communication and theater arts and moving into stage and event management. After working in regional corporate event leadership across the country, the onset of the 2020 pandemic brought her back home to channel her corporate expertise into the family business…