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The Founder
As an Oakland Bay Area artist and storyteller (film/fiction/painting/photography), I began working to
realize the freeblacksouls.com site in May 2006 in part to realize my personal quest for balance between
my artistic/spiritual endeavors and the practical matters of day to day living. Visioning a world where
black folks reclaim our interdependence, my hope is that the site might be one link in a the long chain of
activism and innovation it will take to bring morning light for our new day. I am currently fundraising
for my feature length film, "She Wasn't Last Night." An all black, all female cast, exploring the downfall of a
relationship and how the woman spirit rises. Contact Free Black Souls

Co-Creator
Owner of Jayface Productions, an innovative new music model and black music production
company, Jay Jay Sheppard is dedicated to using music expression as a positive force to enhance
the black dialectic. Jay currently has 6 plus projects in development and works with his artists to
bring out their most positive, lasting, and genuine voice.

To find out more about Jay, check out Jay's Web Page

Co-Creator
Poetic Dancer, writer and student, Chardriana Sheppard combines innovative dance, music, and
storytelling to establish soulful choreography. She uses her talent to provide a visual guide for her
audience through stories of black love, struggle, pain, and triumph.

To find out more about Chardriana check out Chardriana's Web Page

Co-Creator
Seasoned artist and budding musician, Dezha Sheppard, has developed her own black spiritual
artistry that at once invites the viewer to explore our complex history and to imagine a beautiful
future. She is self-teaching in guitar and reclaiming the strings as an African art form.

To find out more about Dezha, check Dezha's Web Page

Co-Creator
Youth Speaks International Poetry Competition champion and talented singer/writer
Dominique Jones is a dedicated activist in the fight for African liberation throughout the
Diaspora. She is keyed into the need for community solutions alongside hard fought justice and
shares her vision and knowlege with other young people throughout the Bay Area.

To find out more about Dominique, check Dominique's Web Page

Co-Creator
Rhythm and Blues soulfelt singer and maternal activist, Daleena Jones, has combined her
natural optimism and musical gifts to create soul-stirring sounds that inspire us to remember
love. In her role as mother, she is dedicated to raising black sons free from mental and spiritual
traps and ready to fully explore the unique abilities they bring, to live full, healthy, strong,
self-aware, loving lives.

To find out more about Daleena, check Daleena's Web Page

Co-Creator
Chef and owner of Thighbones Catering, S. Donella Jones, delights the community with healthy
soul food with all the decadence of old school tastes without the junk. In the wake of our
collective tragedy with the hurricanes in the gulf coast, S. Donella took action locally becoming
trained in disaster preparedness and certified by the City as a block captain in cases of
emergency. S. Donella is invested in training other African Americans to be prepared and able to
sustain ourselves when issues arise.

Check out S. Donella and Thighbones Catering at Thighbones Web Page

Co-Creator
Fiery activist and brilliant agitator Terry Howcott has created a beautiful online space unique
in its focus on the concept of REUNION. Terry Howcott has put in work to bring together
thinkers, activists, writers, artists, from a wide range of backgrounds at her supersite.

To find out more about Terry, checkout Terry's Web Page

Co-Creator
Owner of Oakland Bay Area Black ancestral doll company Dolltars and creator of several children's
books, writer Tiffany Golden is deeply interested in reclaiming African co-creation and dispersed
African knowledge. Her innovative film "First Born," which explores the complexity of grief and
the road to healing in the Black family, is in development. She works with local children teaching
them the tools for self determination through learning about food and economic justice.

Contact Tiffany through our main e-mail address Free Black Souls

Co-Creator
In-home and personal style expert and burgeoning community worker Danielle Jones blends
her aesthetic talents with her profound connection to her African ancestry to create safe spaces
for friends and family to come together. Danielle is currently in training to offer much needed
support for oppressed youth throughout the Diaspora and intends to spend her life providing
healthy examples of grassroots success.

To find out more about Danielle, check Daleena's Web Page

Co-Creator
African-centered Tarot reader and vibrant spiritual guide Kamika Cooper uses her ability to
"see" on a higher plane as a means of personal and community growth. A talented writer and
poet, Kamika understands that rejoining with our connection to the earth and to each other is a
necessary life-long commitment for African descendants.

To contact Kamika send e-mail to Free Black Souls