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I just did seven years. The look on peoples’ faces when I say that is priceless. 7 years is a long part of someone’s life. People always ask me how it feels, how did I make it through it all, what was it like, if I was…
Frederick choreographer Brandon Brownfield has been bustin’ moves since grade school. He has continued to pursue his passion of dance in the community. Check out our interview with him and watch him ‘bruk it down!’

On April 2, 2016, Frederick resident Darselle Parker lost her sister, Danielle Parker, to suicide. She was 25 years old. Although her life was short-lived, Darselle fights to uphold her sister’s legacy.
Danielle was loved by many and silently fell victim to the roller coaster of mental illness: depression and bipolar disorder. Described as a…

With Believer and Vlogger, Asmaou
Former Frederick and 40 resident, Asmaou Kay has begun her vlog series: The Ratchet Christian.
The Ratchet Christian vlogs are beauty tutorials for the soul. Millions of people go on YouTube every day to watch makeup and hair tutorials to ensure that they look beautiful on the outside, but…

Maya Rene is a FCC graduate and MoCo native who pursued makeup once moving to New York City in 2013 and hasn’t looked back since.

Sumner Crenshaw is a budding artist in Frederick who paints semi-abstract figurative work. Read our Q&A with the Frederick artist.

Do Black folk do yoga? Leader of the #DopeYogis, Danica Warden, has been a Frederick yoga instructor for years. She has been the sole local black yoga guru in the city and is encouraging others like her to join her.

They look like they’re up to something...

Their day begins just as ours. They awake by sunrise, clean their home, run their errands; some head to work and others head to the traffic medians, only a few yards away, to hold up signs for income.
Nestled in the roundabout woods that divide downtown Frederick from Route 85, a matted trail of grass…