Candace (Desta) Byrd is a creative soul who remembers a time when Buffalo, NY had little to offer a developing artist. A native to the queen city, she says her love for fashion and fantasy was the starting point of her career. And with the support of her longtime partner and husband, Byrd launched her business, FD Images from the couch after realizing her passion was more than just a hobby.
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“The aim is to have young people as young as we are to be telling the stories of Africa in this modern time in how they grew up.”
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These last few months, I’ve wondered and worried what 2021 will look like, what the world will look like once we’ve pushed as hard and as far as we can against those who’d seek to maintain stagnancy and oppression. I have no idea what that place will be or how much more we’ll have to endure to finally get to it, but I have faith that it’ll be more than anything we could’ve hoped for.
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If you have ever planned an event—whether it was a get together with some friends or a professional conference—then you’re familiar with the organized chaos of the event day. For event planner Alyssa Ghilardi, she feels the most alive during these moments of carefully orchestrated commotion.
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Shannon Smith gets it.
Shannon is a Chicago-bred, dog-mom, the youngest of four sisters, a rising news reporter, and multimedia journalist in Buffalo, NY. It’s truly amazing how Shannon is able to wear and keep track of all these hats. Of all her accomplishments, there is one thing Shannon understands the most: the importance of sisterhood.
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A lesser-known feeling is that of the DJ, the musical mastermind constantly thinking five beats ahead, seamlessly merging one song into the next. They feed off the unique energy of the audience and curate a one-of-a-kind experience. Night after night. Gig after gig.
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