Culture Composers

Born in Nigeria and bred in Chicago, Luvvie is a self-proclaimed professional troublemaker. As a two-time best-selling author, speaker, and podcast host, Luvvie’s work as a culture critic and truthteller has brought her much acclaim. She hosts a podcast, “Professional Troublemaker,” where she has amazing conversations with trailblazers who have committed to living life loudly, with courage and conviction. She is a past recipient of the Women’s Media Center’s Social Media Award for using her voice and humor to amplify issues surrounding gender, racial and social justice.

Alexis Feacher (aka Young BBQ) is a dancer, and comedian turned content creator whose passion for music, dance, fashion, and beauty has led her to entertaining videos that uplift and inspire her community. A young and fresh voice, she is known for recreating iconic moments in pop culture both past and present—as well as her humor, authenticity, and anything-goes attitude. Short for “Beautiful Black Queen,” the 21-year-old challenged herself to nurture her creativity and bring new ideas to life that make people laugh and feel good.

Laurise McMillian is dedicated to the success of her community, and it shows. As the Head of Social at Refinery29 Unbothered, she’s creating digital spaces for Black women. Her vertical celebrates Black art, voices and stories. She even created an online space called Camp Coconut to help PoC creatives connect and empower each other.

Reyna’s superpower is her immense creativity – and she’s using it to change the world. Drawing from her experience as an Afro-Latina and educator, her art uses layers of paint and pixels to peek into her life, culture, and experiences. She uses her love for diversity and creativity so women can recognize themselves, feel represented, and empowered. Through simplified shapes and forms in bold and vibrant shades, she portrays figures of people of color, architectural spaces, and landscapes. She has written for some of the internet’s favorite sites and published her book, “Prose & Cons” in June of 2017.

Candace Reels is the founder of Female Collective, an online platform to seed self-love and empathy in order to bring new perspective to individual lives. The digital community she has cultivated creates space for vulnerable conversations, traditionally taboo topics, and culturally charged issues like body positivity and Black Lives Matter. Candace is committed to creating a community of women empowerment, growth, self-expression, and freedom.