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I realized I needed
to have an outlet

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to make my own
loud, noisy things.

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

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What up, [INAUDIBLE].

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My name is Leeya Rose Jackson.

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I am a full-time creative
multidisciplinary artist.

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I am based in Minneapolis.

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And you can find me
@leeyamakesnoise.

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I think I find inspiration
in the people around me,

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particularly the
other Black women,

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like my mother, who would show
up in the loudest, brightest

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thing.

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And as a kid, I remember
just being so like empowered

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by that.

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The piece I created
for Comcast is

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called The Connection of the
Past, Present and Future.

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The first thing I thought about
is how history is connected.

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What happens when people
can connect with each other.

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What beautiful things
are made together.

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I think the Internet does bring
a lot of beautiful opportunity.

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If it weren't for the
internet, social media,

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I don't know if I would have
had the space to dive back

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into my own artistry.

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I think that it's crucial
in terms of connection,

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in terms of learning,
and truth-telling.

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