Contributors

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Stacey L. Holman

Stacey L. Holman is an award-winning filmmaker whose work has graced PBS, including Emmy Award-nominated The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song, and Making Black America: Through the Grapevine. A proud HBCU graduate and Queen of Dillard University, Stacey’s storytelling highlights resilience, cultural legacy, and Black excellence. Her credits include producing Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities and contributing to the Emmy-winning Freedom Riders. As Co-Creator/Executive Producer of Queen of the Yard, Stacey brings her connection to HBCU traditions to authentically depict the sisterhood, rivalry, and self-discovery of Campus Queen pageantry.

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Tracee Loran

Tracee Loran is a versatile writer, actress, and producer with a knack for storytelling that inspires and entertains. A former on-air reporter for ESPN Mobile, Tracee covered major events such as the Super Bowl, Wimbledon, and MLB League Division Series. Tracee has appeared in many national television ads for major brands including AT&T, HBO, FedEx, and Arby's. Known for her viral series Black History Baddies, which has amassed over 1.5 million views, Tracee is dedicated to celebrating Black excellence and culture. As Co-Creator/Executive Producer of Queen of the Yard, she brings her creative expertise and love for meaningful narratives to this groundbreaking project.

https://traceeloran.com/the-work/

Guests

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Roz White

Roz White is a vocalist, actress and teaching artist. Her theatre credits include Odessa in The Amen Corner at The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Louise in Seven Guitars at Arena Stage, Pearl Bailey in Pearl Bailey by Request at Metrostage and Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Marie and Rosetta at Mosaic Theatre Company of DC.  She won a Helen Hayes Award for her portrayal of "Rhythm” in Bessie's Blues at Studio Theatre.  Roz has worked as a featured and supporting vocalist with Yolanda Adams (Grammy Award-winning project, "The Experience" Live in DC), Stevie Wonder, The O'Jays, Gerald Levert, Ray Charles, Pattie Austin, James Ingram, and Michael Jackson.  Roz recorded two hit dance singles, 'Bad For Me' and 'A Little More Love' which gained recognition in Billboard magazine's New Noteworthy column.

Roz graduated from Howard University with a BFA in Musical Theatre and has served as an adjunct professor since 2006. 

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