Hey there,
Ever get that strange feeling you're being watched? Well, gotta say, I'm loving that feeling! Folks are seeing what we're doing--shaping culture, breaking barriers, and looking good doing it--and are recognizing our efforts. We've been traveling the nation advocating for identity pride and equitable inclusion through music, storytelling, humor and fashion, picking up awards for RAMPD and shaking hands with NBC news anchors along the way!
Thank you for all the tremendous love and support, -Lachi
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NBC/Universal Performance
"We are the blue butterfly among a sea of red butterflies", my quote in a Forbes article was the theme for my performance at the CNBC Worldwide Headquarters, followed up by an interview with Reporter Seema Mody.
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Recent Awards and Honors
100 Women to KNOW Power List Honoree Thank you JP Morgan/Chase and KNOW Women for honoring me in the 2023 100 Women to Know in America power list!
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EDDIE Award Winner for the "Creativity" Award Honored to receive an EDDIE Award for founding RAMPD! Thank you Synergies Work for recognizing the importance of our work, and congratulations to all other award winners!
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New Project Announcement - Lift Me Up (A Judy Heumann Tribute)
Excited to announce I'm working on my next big collaboration "Lift Me Up" with Broadway composer Gaelynn Lea (Macbeth), award winning songwriters April Rose (BMG), James Ian and producer/engineer Kulick (SONY). The Pop/AC track and video will release in July--disability pride month--to commemorate acclaimed activist and mentor Judy Heumann (1947-2023) who had a personal connection with all artists involved. The music video, directed by Day Al Mohamad (PBS) and Cat Ruben Stevens (Feeling Through, Oscar nom) will star artistic ASL performance by viral Deaf artists Otis Jones (tiktok star), Amber Galloway (Lollapalooza), and Nell Russell.
We are hard at work in the studio putting this epic piece together, and we literally can't wait to reveal this massive project! Get in touch if you'd like to be involved in the impact campaign!
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More Viral Reddit Moments
We just keep going viral on Reddit, and are now getting noticed in the streets, random discounts, and folks running up, taking pics and vanishing. Does that make me a celebrity yet?!!
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American Association of Independent Music
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Support Music Professionals with Disabilities
Honored to announce that RAMPD has received support from the Ford Foundation's Culture and Arts fund! Our team is humbled to be recognized by such a prestigious foundation, and feel privileged to continue to build and do the work amplifying Disability culture, inclusion and representation in the music industry.
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mad love and respect,
-Lachi
She/Her Black Blind Cornrows
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