Good evening everyone.

How are you feeling?

Good.

You look good.

Now, before we get started with that opening act, I just want to first and foremost, just thank each and every one of you guys for coming out for really representing tonight.

Welcome to the Inner Star Trailblazer Awards.

And I just wanted to say just a quick thank you to all of our sponsors, United Way, Greater Lehigh Valley Community Action, development of Allentown Civic Agency, Lehigh Valley Public Media, home of PBS 3990 1.3 and Lehigh Valley News Watch promotion.

Tony Ortiz, Elena's Wife FM media, Astound Broadband, Siri, The Luxury Event, Greater Shiloh, Moxie and Baseline International, Angela Perryman, Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, Michael Madden Photography Quinn Allen, Troy Alexander for photo and luxurious seduction, Amigos Mexican Grill Filmmaking Society, Sarah Victory and Assar and thank you.

You can clap for them because they made this possible.

So if I had to take 20 minutes to thank them, I'm going to.

And, you know, I just also wanted to say, just bring up to the stage real quick, you know, an amazing community leader, Marissa Van, asked, we honored her at the International Cultural Festival last month, and I know she wasn't able to make it, but, please, you guys put your hands together for Marissa van off.

And she also got a proclamation as well.

And a proclamation.

Is Marissa here?

There she go.

An amazing, amazing community leader.

Thank you, Michigan, for all that you do.

She she put your hands together for Marissa.

And we also had just a quick brief, thank you from our Cynthia morales city council as Cynthia motor here.

Cynthia moda.

And while we're waiting for her, for all of our community leaders who were honored last month at the International Cultural festival, if you're in the room, please stand so we can acknowledge you, all of our community leaders honorees who were acknowledged last month.

I know Jose Rivera was one of them, not NOx Lee.

Thank you so much.

Thank you so much, Jose, for all that you do.

Any of our other community leaders in the room.

Okay.

And as Cynthia here.

Okay.

And we just wanted to have a special remark from our congressman Ryan McKenzie.

Please put your hands together for our amazing leader, Ryan McKenzie.

Congressman Ryan McKenzie.

Who was amazing.

You know, thank you for you for providing this proclamation for all of our honorees tonight.

Thank you for all that you're doing.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Well good evening everybody.

It is a honor to be here tonight for the Star Awards.

What a fantastic evening.

And everybody looks so incredible.

So let's give it up for everybody at Inter Star for putting on such a great event this evening.

I want to begin by thanking all of our sponsors who put this event together.

And as a member of Congress, I get to go out and see a lot of businesses in our community, nonprofit organizations that are doing great work and also celebrate individual milestones.

But tonight, the event is very special because Inter Star is recognizing the dual impact that is going on in our community of honoring greatness and also building futures.

We are recognizing two different generations of leaders in our local community for their contributions to the arts.

We know that the arts happen at the intersection of creativity, hard work, passion, and inspiration.

Those that are here tonight being recognized artists, creators, influencers, teachers and others bring all of that to the fore every single day.

And we have a number of people that I'd like to recognize, and we have certificates for them.

We're going to see and hear about the great work they're doing in our local community.

We have Tony Ainsley, Jane Heft, Bart Cooper, King Moore, Jamal, David Lewis, and Anita Renee.

Let's give it up for all of the honorees this evening.

We also have a number of young trailblazers that are embarking on incredible journeys, and they are going to be recognized as well.

They're carrying out their talent, ambition and virtues right here in our local communities.

And we are so grateful that these young people are doing this work right here in the Lehigh Valley, because we know that what makes our community strong and so wonderful are the individual contributions and our creative artists.

They're the ones that set the tone for our generation.

So I just want to say thank you to all of you for being here this evening.

As we recognize trailblazers and these young individuals who are up and coming in our local community to Inner star and everybody involved.

Thank you and enjoy the evening.

Jason, are you here as well?

Just since.

All right, come on back up to the stage.

And one final thing we want to do is we also want to present an award to recognize you for all of your hard work.

So let's give it up for Jason.

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You need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures.

From the crawling and.

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We are all connected in the great circle of life.

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With Nyla, with the best of the best.

And tonight is the night that we saw your freedom and the way to just be with you.

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Even you can't be caught unawares.

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I know it sounds sordid, but you all get rewarded when at last I care for my dues and injustice deliciously.

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I will show you.

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Because you're part of something bigger.

You're part of something way bigger.

Not just a speck in the universe.

Not just some words in the Bible verse.

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Bigger than you, bigger than me, bigger than the picture they framed us to see.

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Tiger V Simpson a true force of nature.

Tanya Feast Simpson is the definition of a powerhouse.

With over two decades in the entertainment industry and more than 60 film and television credits, she has captivated audiences around the world through her dynamic performances, magnetic energy, and fearless authenticity.

Known for her standout role as Priscilla Owen on BET's hit series Tyler Perry's The Oval and Netflix's Madea's Destination Wedding, Tasha continues to shine as one of Hollywood's most versatile and inspiring talents.

A storyteller at heart, she's not only an accomplished actor, but also a director, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, author, and mentor.

Through her company, Simpson and McGowan Studios and her groundbreaking initiative, The Working Actors Academy, she's empowering the next generation of performers to dream bigger, work smarter, and own their greatness beyond the spotlight.

Tonya's mission is to uplift and inspire, using her voice, her artistry, and her faith to remind others that transformation begins with belief.

Her motto says it best believe.

Evolve.

Become.

Tonight, we are honored to welcome to the stage our honorary host for the 2025 in a Star Trailblazer Awards, the incomparable, the unstoppable Taja B Simpson.

Ladies and gentlemen, I want y'all to put your hands together for our super hostess, multi-talented.

Star beat it with the.

Most Miss Tasha B since.

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You guys know it.

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I keep.

Guessing you're.

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I keep showing up.

You're the one I can always call when I need to make everything stop.

Finally.

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Tasha.

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Praise the Lord.

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We got it.

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Thank you.

I needed that energy in the room.

Guys, I know we were.

We had the Lion King.

We had the circle of life.

I needed you guys to give me some energy.

Turn to your.

Neighbor and say energy.

Yo, that's my kind of audience.

Well, welcome, Lehigh Valley.

I am Tasha Simpson and I am super honored to be your host here tonight for the fourth annual in a Star Trailblazer Awards.

What I love about any star is that we dream big, we dream bold, and we dream endless.

I love that.

So tonight we celebrate creative excellence, community impact and the next generation of youth trailblazers.

Now we have an inspiring rhythm.

It's going to go is this the honoree tribute the honoree award, the youth Trailblazer Award.

The nominated categories are performance and we will keep that going all night long.

So let's get this thing started.

You ready?

Say yeah.

Yes.

I'm going to try to keep the same energy up for me all night, okay?

Because I stole.

Easy, okay?

And I like this.

So please join me in welcoming a special guest who will be presenting official proclamations to our honorees throughout the entire evening.

We are super grateful to have him here with us.

Put your hands together right now for Congressman Ryan Mackenzie.

Well, thank you for that kind introduction.

And as we started just before the beginning of this program, we talked about the incredible honorees that we are going to be recognizing this evening, six individuals who bring their creative talents to us, not only here in the Lehigh Valley, but across the country.

We are also going to be recognizing six individuals who are up and coming, who are going to be the bright stars of our future.

And so we know again, that our creative artists and the generation to come is what is going to make our community and our country so great.

So I want to say thank you, Tarja, for being here and all of our honorees.

Congratulations on this incredible accomplishment.

And enjoy the evening.

Thank you so much, Congressman McKenzie.

Okay.

Well, let's get started with our first honoree tribute video.

And it's for none other than Mr.

Tony I. Anelli.

Tony Anelli.

For more than 26 years, Tony Anelli has been the driving force behind one of the most dynamic and influential business organizations in the nation, the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Through his bold leadership and unwavering vision, Tony transformed the chamber from 700 members to over 4000, making it one of the largest chambers in the United States.

But his influence reaches far beyond boardrooms and business deals.

As the host of the Emmy nominated television show Business Matters.

Tony has become a trusted voice across the region, sparking conversations that bridge business, culture and community.

Okay, guys, I'm gonna need a really big welcome.

I need you to help me.

Welcoming to the stage Mr.

Tony Anelli, the president and CEO of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Who?

I don't even know what to say.

Here.

Are you are you are absolutely amazing.

This this whole.

Am I right?

Is she amazing?

Is this unbelievable?

You should get an award for president or person of the year.

But you're just phenomenal.

And this is so.

I just want to be real quick and say thank you.

I was thinking, what would I say?

And I can't rehearse anything.

So I've got to say what's in my heart.

And that is real quickly, like all of you, I've had ups and I've had downs and my ups and my downs.

And as I just said, I've had an incredible career.

28 years at the chamber, the TV show, iHeart radio, columnist, I think I brag and I'm, I brag on not anyway, but but I just want but I just want to say, I like you all.

Like all of us, too.

I've had the downs, and I'm not the poster child for any religion.

I'm good with whatever everybody wants.

But I found a Bible verse about five years ago, and it was humble yourself under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in his time.

And he is.

Amen.

And he has lifted me up more than I ever dreamed.

And I just want to thank you.

And I just want to say to all of you, in the remaining three years that I have at the chamber, not in life, but at the chamber.

I just want to do it with love.

And I've met so many incredible people.

You have all loved me.

I just want to love you back.

And I just want to do good things and spread as much love as I can.

So thank you so much.

Thank you for this award.

I don't even want to say I'm.

Thank you God.

Thank you.

All right.

I got a job to do yet.

Here we go.

I'm going to just.

I'm going to be good at that.

I can tell you I'm not a good reader.

I went to William Allen High School, by the way.

I just want to mention that.

And they were good to me.

Yeah.

All right.

The the.

I can't believe that I'm saying this.

The Tony I know a youth Trailblazer award to a young man whose talent and leadership already shines bright.

Darren Roberson is a gifted dancer, model, actor, step coach whose creativity, discipline and passion inspires so many people his peers, his community.

He embodies what it takes, what it means to be a true trailblazer, using his gifts to lead, uplift and transform.

Please join me in congratulating Darren Darren on his amazing jersey.

Come on up and get your reward.

Darren, where are you?

Hello.

Thank you to all those who voted for me.

And, I'm not too sure what to say, but, Let's see.

If I can do it, you can do it.

And if you dream to be the person that you want to be, keep striving to.

Be that.

Person.

And and if you want to put on, like, an outfit you never put on, but you're afraid that someone is going to say something about it, do it.

Be you and be you for yourself.

Thank you.

Oh, that was beautiful.

You guys can do better than that.

That's our first trailblazer Award.

Our first youth trailblazer award of the night.

Thank you.

Congratulations to you both.

That was amazing.

All right, guys, say that again so everybody can hear.

Way to go, Darren.

All right, so next, guys, we're moving on to our People's Choice Awards.

Now these are important because the community has voted for these categories.

The first group we're going to show is our film filmmaker and photography.

So please take a look at our video.

The nominees for best filmmaker are Cleon James dela Ruffin, quasar the artist, Derek Hamm, Luke Stephen, Mark Johnson, Prince Wiley, Samantha Thompson.

Right.

And the best filmmaker Trailblazer award of the year goes to.

And it's a tie, The award goes to first up, Questlove, the artist.

First, put your hands together for quest of the artist.

And it's a tire.

We had this happen last year as well.

This is fire.

I just want to say, thank you to Jason for putting this on for people such as myself and all the creatives in the Valley.

You are doing an immaculate job.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Let's give it up for Joseph.

I got to give all glory and honor to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, because I would not be here without him.

I started here, I started this process on a laptop, trying to figure this out.

And I learned everything on YouTube.

And now this is award number four.

So all glory be to God.

Shout out to everybody who's nominated tonight.

I can't see nobody from over here.

The light is crazy.

But this is.

We're just I'm just so grateful to be here tonight.

So just thank you everyone.

Thank you to all my supporters who voted for me.

You guys are number one.

I love each and every last one of you guys.

Thank you.

And the next winner for best filmmaker is Mark Johnson.

After prime production.

Expires.

Get off of my job.

See you guys.

Congratulations.

How y'all doing, everybody?

Y'all enjoying yourself tonight?

Listen, first and foremost, as the last brother say congratulations to you as well.

I want to give a shout out to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ because like he said, without God, nothing is possible.

The gentleman said earlier, he don't want to be the poster child.

I'll take it from y'all.

Be the poster child.

Without God, nothing is possible.

Saying I just want to say, phenomenal job.

You're really, really, doing something different within the Tri-State.

And from what you did from the first year to the second year, I've seen a growth in, you know, a little I make a quick story.

I met Joseph in my first acting journey, and she was acting at our, one of our first auditions together.

So to be able to watch her from where she's come from, from our first audition to doing something like this is.

It's just a testament to what she's doing.

And I know there's a lot of wonderful and powerful men in this room, but right now, I want to give a round of applause to all the powerful woman that's in the room as well.

So let's wrap it up for that.

Before I leave you guys, I, I'll be remiss if I don't say this.

Me and my wife, we run a, a husband and wife production company.

And none of this will be possible without her.

So right here, baby, I just want to give you a shout out.

Thank you so much.

Thank you for pushing me.

Me pushing you.

And, without this, this wouldn't be possible.

So I want to thank everybody for supporting me.

And I want to thank.

All the other nominees that's in the category.

And everybody knows that was runners up and everybody to come.

Thank you so much.

To God be the glory.

Thank you.

Okay guys.

Take a look at the video for our next category, which is the photographer and videographer.

Nominees for best photographer videographer.

Are.

Alexander Espino Rubino from the Valley, Tommy Anderson.

All right, I get to do it this time.

And the award for photographer videographer goes to Alexander Espino.

Okay, yeah.

Wow.

I can't believe this.

Feels like I'm dreaming.

So, honestly, I'm running on just a few hours of sleep, so I prepared a speech.

First and foremost, I want to say how grateful I am for, to be standing here and think in a star for this incredible honor.

It means so much to be recognized by an organization that uplifts and empowers artists.

To everyone I've had the privilege to work with over the years.

Thank you.

Your collaboration, trust, and support have been the foundation of media success.

Every late night, every challenge and even the moments of doubt from others have all been worth it.

Building a business in the creative industry isn't easy, but with passion and persistence, it's possible.

I look forward to getting to know more of you here tonight and watching us all continue to grow and flourish on our creative journeys.

This award just isn't a reflection of my journey.

It's a celebration of all of us pushing boundaries and dreaming big.

Thank you.

Awesome guys.

Congratulations.

Okay, so now this next award I have the honor of presenting on behalf of the Lehigh Valley Public Media, home of PBS 39.

They are also one of our sponsors here tonight.

So thank you.

Yes yes, yes.

So I had the pleasure of meeting this next honoree on the way here.

He's ten years old.

He's a phenomenal talent.

And please watch this video to see why he's considered royalty and why he goes by King.

So please turn on it for our next honoree.

King.

More King.

More.

Youth entertainer, recording artist and actor.

King more was born to perform at just three years old.

He discovered music videos on YouTube and instantly knew the stage was where he belonged.

On his fifth birthday, he reminded his parents of that dream, declaring, I'm ready to start performing.

And he hasn't stopped since.

By age seven.

King released his debut single, Big Dreams, followed quickly by Pen Game, showcasing lyrical talent, catchy hooks and undeniable charisma, and using creativity to inspire change, making him a perfect honoree for Inner Stars youth trailblazer recognition.

Keep it going and keep it going for our next Trailblazer Award winner.

King.

More.

Welcome.

Wow.

Hello, everybody.

My name is King Moore, and I'm an actor, singer, dancer and a recording artist.

First, I want to thank God because none of this would be possible without his guidance.

Second, I would like to take this time to recognize and thank any star for this amazing award.

Third, I would like to give a huge shout out to my incredible parents.

Thank you so much for believing in me and I love you.

So according to my calculations, mathematically kids make up 50% of the population, but we are 100% in the future.

And my goal is to inspire the next generation and show you that anything is possible is when you believe in yourself and put in the work.

So kids always remember to follow your dreams.

Never give up.

Practice, practice, practice and always have a great team that will help you grow and learn.

Thank you.

This is for you.

Don't leave.

You have to give the next award.

Okay?

Right.

Do we see why he's an honoree?

Right?

So before you leave the stage.

Kimura, I need you to give the next award to our Youth Trailblazer Award.

I'm named in your honor, sir.

Okay, I can hold this.

I thought he was.

You?

You just said.

I would like.

Oh, I would like to present youth.

Kenmore trailblazer award youth presented to Jared Wirtz.

Daria Whitehurst and Whitehurst.

Now, I'm so, so proud of you.

Now, this award is presented and also named after King Moore.

So that's the Youth Trailblazer Award.

And, King, I know your performance is coming up right there.

And I just wanted to also say there was a youth trailblazer category coming to spotlight.

Honey.

Okay.

So there was a youth trailblazer category.

The reason why she's getting to was because she was also voted on, for the best youth before me, before I became where all youth was getting awarded, there was a voting.

And you did come first place.

So you.

And she also received a proclamation as well from Congressman, Ryan McKenzie.

So let me hold this for you.

Thank you so much.

My name is Jeremiah Whitehurst.

I am ten years old.

I am a student at Arts Academy Elementary and Charter School, which I am also.

Honor roll student.

I am a dancer.

I bia born into the arts Dance company.

Two years ago, I was involved in a serious major vehicle accident where I fractured my C3 and C4 vertebral.

Since my accident, I have received two that Miss Entertainment titles.

I'm still recovering, but I'm not letting that stop me.

And to my mom, without her, I don't know she is.

Miss.

Make it happen.

And if you know her, then you know I love you, mom.

Thank you for believing me.

That.

Congratulations, sweetheart.

Oh, I love it.

I love it.

Okay, guys, can you guys give it up for both of our youth Award trailblazer winners?

That was amazing.

Okay, so we're going from the screen to the stage.

Our next category is media and dance.

So take a look at the video.

The nominees for Best in Media are 17.5 The Diamond.

Coffee with Joy.

Empower 16 for life.

Queen Size Magazine.

Five C radio Richie Acaba.

Unmuted.

Unhinge.

Tribe.

All right.

The media award goes to Russia.

Kaiba.

Let's say that right.

I need it.

Let's find it.

There she is.

Okay.

Wow.

Wow.

I wasn't expecting this.

I'm sorry.

Oh my God, thank you.

Jesus.

Oh, Joe.

I'ma get you.

Just a little girl from West Africa, Liberia.

A girl who grew up with so much being and with no hope of anything like this.

And now I'm standing in front of greatness.

So many talented people with so much.

So much talent.

I want to thank I want to take this moment at thank you to sing.

Thank you for holding my hand through that tough times.

You never give up on me and you have never left since then.

To my sister, Adele.

I love you, girl.

You are not a sister.

You are a true definition of what a true friend means.

And I appreciate you so much for always being there with me through it all.

And to my children, thank you for choosing me to be your mother.

In my darkest time, those days when I talk about choice, I told life wasn't treating me fair.

The only thing I could think of.

How could you leave your kids on this earth with.

I am mother.

After struggling with not having your own mother and being a motherless child all your life, how could you?

But God.

God told me it wasn't over.

He said, this is just the beginning.

Of a great.

Moment to come.

I, I need to.

I love you more than anything in this.

To have you guys who has so caught out on you.

They're.

Thank you for supporting me.

Thank you for standing by me.

All the cast, your story that you share.

You have also helped me during my healing process.

I thank you, thank you to everyone who took my fans to my family for the nominees.

This award is for all of us.

To end our star and the entire team.

Thank you for pulling together such an amazing award, creating a space for all of us to come and celebrate our kids.

And always, as I always said, remember, wife doesn't kill you when I make you stronger.

I have a believe me, I love you Tyler.

I may not know what you know.

They will be.

I may.

I look love me.

Okay guys, we will move forward with our dance category for our historic Trailblazer Youth Award.

So let's take a look.

Nominees for best dancer.

Choreographer are.

Afro dance, Lehigh Valley, Alejandra Santos, Ciara Alfred Ealy, dance studio, Noxon Webb, Nate the Mime Moran, Pia Dancers.

All right.

In our inner star trailblazer award goes to for our dancer choreographer.

Winner is Afro dance.

No.

That's why y'all went.

It's.

Anyone here on behalf of Afro dance?

Elvie.

Okay, so I want to run twice.

I will gladly accept their award in their honor.

Give it up, guys.

Next up, we have an amazing performance for you.

You saw him out here earlier.

He's an honoree for tonight.

He is a ten year old superstar.

So we're going to move this podium and everything out the way so he can have the entire stage.

But I need you to give it up for Mr.

King more.

How are y'all doing?

How are y'all doing today?

I said, how y'all doing today?

So I need you guys to get crunk for me real quick.

Would not say, can.

Y'all see more?

Okay, okay.

I can't hear y'all when I say King.

Y'all say more K okay.

DJ you know what to do.

It's not a helicopter.

Whoa.

I'm gonna make the change.

For once in my life.

On the phone.

It's gonna feel real good.

Gonna make a difference.

Gonna make it right.

As I turn up my color on my Pharrell winter call.

This wind is blown away.

My mind I see the kids in the trees without enough to eat.

Who am I to be blind.

Pretending not to see that need eat a summer dish.

We got a broken bottle top and a white man so old.

They follow each other on.

Know and you know.

Cause they got nowhere to go.

That's why I. Want you to know.

I saw you with the.

Man in the mirror.

But I'm asking him to change the way the girl messes up in any way.

Right.

If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself in the mirror.

That day I said, oh, yeah, I'm asking.

You?

Yeah.

If y'all know the song, I need you guys to sing along.

Hey.

Y'all, this.

Clap, clap clap clap clap.

Rap chorus.

My love.

Do you ever dream of getting cold in a raindrop.

Gonna say I can't be ready.

Have you ever loved someone so much.

You thought you died.

Giving so much of yourself.

It seems the only way.

Tell me what you want.

And, And I will give it to you.

You.

You got there.

You.

I love you.

Do you ever dream of getting cold?

You raindrops gonna sing I can't you rain.

My love, did you ever dream that it could be so.

Right I never thought that I will find all that I need in life.

All I want, all I need know.

We know, I know I found it.

You, found it ain't you?

Got it.

You up, my love, my love.

Do you ever just.

You ever dreamed he could see me?

Oh, I can be real.

Guys, this is my new song, Pokemon New from my album History Made.

I hope you guys like it.

Oh, brand.

New, brand.

New.

Well, you ready?

Ready.

Ready.

Ready.

Ready.

Ready.

Ready.

Ready.

Ready.

Ready.

Shaking.

Why are you.

I think when you run away.

When you run away.

When you better.

When you.

When you.

And shaking when you want to.

When I'm.

I'm sorry.

Never going to let me start with you I know my whole face.

Only focus on what.

You can have on this day.

For what?

I'm an upstairs for the past.

You gave me.

For the bad people, for me.

I'm a woman on the grind.

Paving the way for youngins I'm letting I know my time.

But don't try to get me in a bottle to song of doing the Lord's.

Don't forget I'm good with the keys to the cars.

Being yourself.

The worry about the majority is you.

People get chose when you started to worry.

Sir, I see why you went to bed.

You ran away.

You ran out right away.

When you real, real away.

Shaking what you want.

Then when you.

When you ran away, you ran away.

And you when you better.

When you run away.

Shaking what you up in red.

You see me shine on a TV screen.

Don't have a yelled at me.

Do my thing.

Put a smile on my face.

When I'm on that same level.

My go.

To see my dream.

Ain't stopping this energy I stay patient little all come to me.

So that we do like the Karate Kid.

Without it ran on me.

That's the trick.

When you.

When you.

When you ran, you.

Brand you brand.

New.

Brand new.

Who?

Thank you guys for having me.

And please follow me on all platforms.

King more k I n g m o o r e. That's acting more k I n gmo o r e. Thank you.

Brand new.

Randy, Randy, Randy.

Randy, Randy and Randy.

Hey, now that song.

Has been stuck in my head all week.

Oh my goodness.

I just wanted to really quickly, just really heartfelt thank you to United Way greater Lehigh Valley, just for all the continued support and love for being our presenting sponsor.

Now, they were not expecting this, but I just wanted to really give this award to United Way.

Rivera.

Jose, I think he's going to come up and collect it.

And give it up.

For Jose, who was also one of our community Leaders honoree.

You gotta hit us where you got to go.

All right.

Wow.

It is right up here.

On behalf of United Way, we'd like to thank you, because nothing is possible without the support from our communities.

And we do nothing without hearing and listening to you and trying to unify our communities.

Thank you.

And without further ado, we put our attention to the screen for our next honoree, Jane Heft.

For more than a decade, Jane Heft has been the creative heartbeat of the Lehigh Valley, shaping the visual and cultural landscape of the region.

As vice president and design director of City Center Group development.

A true visionary, Jane has led the design and branding of landmark destinations including the Pell Center, Miller Symphony Hall, Archer Music Hall, and the Moxy Hotel, bringing art, architecture and innovation together to redefine the skyline of downtown Allentown.

Jane Heft embodies what it means to be a trailblazer.

A woman who dreams in color, builds with purpose, and leaves beauty wherever she goes.

So please help me in welcoming to the stage our honoree Trailblazer Award for Miss Jane Heft.

Wow, what a very cool night.

I have to tell you.

This is one of my most prized designs.

Like doing the Allentown revitalization.

What is this, arch or music hall?

This was, yesterday.

We just won an award for project of the year in the Lehigh Valley, which was amazing.

And you know what?

What I love the most is that it gives opportunity because it's a smaller venue.

It's not like people.

So it gives opportunity to, you know, newer musicians and startups.

And, and I'm just I'm so thankful to Jason and, and, you know, this program because if we haven't had a program that just honored people that were about expression, you know, there's always been, you know, you know, I was on the Arts commission.

We always had beautiful like, arts ceremonies, but not that spread out.

That was more, you know, that people went into just other things besides physical art that went more to like modeling and that kind of stuff, that there's a lot of art that is not that.

And, you know, I'm, I'm very lucky and blessed to have a lot of people around me at my table.

It's not just my family, it's my mentor, Deborah Minsky.

It's my coworker Maddie, who makes me smile every day.

But my family, my daughter, my sister, my mother and father.

I'm so happy to be here.

And I have to just say, there's a couple things that I want to talk about to, especially to the youth and growing up as an artist about expression.

And I want to talk about something that meant a lot to me.

And there are different things that came about from these people in my family.

And, my father was a 17 time award winner in Pennsylvania for a safety education, the most creative safety that he was able to get kindergartners to sit down and listen to safety education roles.

And it was, you know, it was a great thing.

He won the Governor's Award.

So he taught me that you need to love what you do as you artists.

If you don't love, if you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life.

And that's it's so true, you know?

No matter if you're nonprofit and artist, if you absolutely love, you will never work.

And you know, this is funny.

My sister said something to me once because you know, these things coming in and fads coming in and people coming into your life.

And she says everything will be, in your life for a season or a reason.

So it was basically it was telling me, like slapping my head like, get over a Jane, like, know that you're right, okay?

There in your life for a season or a reason.

And it all makes sense.

I'm not going to feel bad about anything.

And the one thing that I have to say, that was the most important thing, that any that I've ever read was, from the Four Agreements and some of you probably heard this.

And as an artist, this stuck because an artist has to deal with criticism their whole life.

I mean, you have to deal with criticism more than anything.

You know, somebody that's working in finance or anything.

Everything has very much rules around it.

But as an artist and your expression and people don't realize that this is your heart and everything you're pouring into it.

And so the for agreement says when you when somebody offers criticism to you or says something to you that you need to, look at it, that is not an expression at all on you or what you've done.

It's a complete expression on the person that said it to you and what they grew up with in their own beliefs.

So what if somebody criticizes you?

You can never take it personally because it has nothing to do with you.

It has to do with how they grew up and their beliefs.

And that's something that stuck in me maybe 15, 20 years ago.

I read that and since then I have never got upset.

I hear my noise coming, but I want to just thank everybody and it was so great to be here.

And I love being here with all of you and good luck for everybody.

Oh, so before you leave, Jane, I need you to present the Youth Trailblazer Award.

Okay, here we go.

Okay.

Oh, this is nice.

The Jane Half Trailblazers blazer award.

Youth presented to Nora Rivera.

Oh, bummer that she's not here.

Is she?

Here?

Coming.

Okay, here we go.

She's got a game.

I know right now.

This.

I just want to say thank you to God and Jesus and my mom and dad and all those people that follow me and I just want to say I love you, mom and dad.

That's a sweet.

All right, if y'all still with me, say, yeah.

Okay.

You know, we're up here.

We literally.

It's like, you see nothing.

So I need that energy.

I love it, I love it, okay, okay, okay.

Y'all with me I appreciate that.

So we're going to keep this thing rolling.

The next category for people's choice is going to be our fashion male and female model.

So let's take a look at the screen.

Nominees for best dancer choreographer are Afro dance, Lehigh Valley.

The nominees for best female model are Desiree Brown, Nicole Jamison, Rashida Gift, Rhonda Thomas Booth, Tanisha Frazier, Tatiana Smith, thighs by a silver Teavana coachman.

All right, all right, all right.

So I feel like for this category.

Next best female model.

I feel like you need to walk up in here and strut like you on a runway right here to.

You bet our work.

Our winner is Tiana.

Coachman.

I'm.

Working.

Throw your face on the runway while I get to show the world what y'all?

I can't for one.

I've got the right one for shine.

One up.

I got one.

I can give me one second.

All right.

Thank you, thank you.

I just want to thank to seventh and a star.

For nominating me.

I am truly honored and grateful to be here tonight.

First, I just want to say thank you.

Thank you for giving me this chance for walking.

And welcoming.

Me.

And with open arms.

And for believing in me.

I want to give a special thanks to Siri, Melody, my sister from another Mr.. You showed me what true success looks like through hard work, passion and purpose.

You guided me, supported me, and inspired me more than you will ever know.

And to Eliza, to Quan.

Whoa, my brother from another mother.

Your energy, love and positivity have lifted my spirit in ways words cannot express.

You've always remind me to keep shining no matter what.

Lastly, thank you to everyone who's been part of my my journey.

This award isn't just for me.

It's for all of us.

It's for the community that continues to grow, support and uplift each other.

Together, we're proving or proving that when you lead with love and passion, anything is possible.

Thank you so much.

That you are walking trophy.

You are walking trophy maker.

You are walking trophy.

Your friend.

The walking trophy.

Okay next up guys we're going to go to our male model.

So let's watch the video for our nominees.

The nominees for best male model are Apollonia Lacrosse, Darren Darby Isaiah Rodriguez Jerome Darren Habib, Sarah Jody Lovett, Jose Santos.

All right.

I need y'all to keep that same energy for this next male minor melt male model for the Youth Trailblazer award.

The winner is Jerome Darden.

Here to deejay when I. Want to show you a new.

I guess I was two came with the dance.

I'm a ranking.

Shot.

So when I walked to you, told.

You she found twins in a pea as well.

Yeah.

So I hate when I walk.

I see you.

Come on.

Next couple freaks.

Got them.

There you go.

You might say they.

What I don't when I don't.

Oh, don't y'all drew when I walked over to you okay.

Yeah.

You.

Oh I guess I was too came with that dance.

I'm a ranking.

Shot.

When I walk down.

You told.

Yeah.

She found.

You.

Hi, guys.

I was not expecting to win because every single guy in that category puts in work.

Every single one round of applause for everybody else.

But since I'm here.

I'd like to firstly start off by obviously thanking the creator.

We all call the creator something different.

But at the end of the day, they are the reason that we are here.

So thank you creator.

Number two, I would like to thank my family, my mom, my sisters, my brothers.

Without them and their undying support, I wouldn't be here.

I would not be able to get here without a vehicle, without them.

So thank you.

Number three, I have to thank my Lehigh Valley Fashion Week and Nepa Fashion Week family, all of you.

You guys welcomed me in with open arms my first year as a photographer for three.

And from there it's just blossomed.

So thank you very much.

And for those of you that know me, you probably know what's coming next today, all across the world, no kings protests.

We do not have a king in America.

We take care of each other in America.

We welcome different cultures here in America, okay?

And I don't care who thinks that they can do or say whatever they want.

We run this.

We, the people.

Okay, so I'm going to keep this really short.

At the end of the day, the man's got to go get out and vote.

In November we have elections.

Vote Democrat.

We need to protect our people.

Okay?

Love each other.

Take care of each other.

Be kind to each other.

Love you.

Take each day.

Take what I know when I go.

Oh, I don't know.

Okay, guys.

So we have another performer for you.

But I need y'all to say something.

Say God can and God did for this next one.

I was super inspired by his story.

He was supposed to be here last year.

Unfortunately, he got into a really bad car accident.

His job was wired shut, but now he is a walking miracle and he is about to perform.

So I'll start the applause right now.

Start the applause right now for the reals.

Ali Zam!

Dua!

Okay, one minute.

I'm a man with the Atlas.

Check mission.

Get money, make money.

That's not what I asked for.

But I had to listen to this.

I got a pass.

I make it into the weekend.

I feel like the quarterback could be full.

Of course.

Can quarterback do work?

No more for you?

More than that.

Talk about a rap sheet for the rap.

So dance to the man he wants you to tap tap in.

I'm trying to be doing the math before the game.

I change up and change my ways.

I hit save, you say that's what trading the phrase back and forth.

I'm going up with this one.

So you just beat it without so know how you're feeling.

You.

I want to say no more.

Make feel what you at I think I need me to answer.

I hear celebrities up in what ways they die before me.

And since the stands is a rereleasing, the men that maybe try to blow.

The data behind it depends on how do you see on a man back is in a matter of fact, the money got me feeling it controls.

They got me like you don't know me.

Put that you like.

You don't know the enemy coming on the back of old man I don't know, maybe we'll go get us up here with the pull.

It out to the masses.

Imagine it out the dough.

What it needs to execute.

Execute.

Active.

Quote.

Go.

Black.

Brown.

All.

Go all.

You all.

So I know all.

Go for show.

Yeah yeah yeah.

For.

So, Yeah.

Check it.

Come in with the rebel.

Yeah.

Five with the turbo for the higher level curb.

No, no no puedo.

Got you fired up, knucklehead.

People see that feed.

Echo when the drip coming up with the rebel.

Fired up to the settle.

Smiles up, shut me up, let go.

So they said it would be easier to stop now.

I would never feel like the man.

Because I'll be back for scratch.

Check check check check check check check check.

Yes.

They don't put.

I'm next to most talk.

It's been a while since I left the coast, but I'm next go.

Skipping off to school, I think I better.

Yes.

With the win, I could lose a lawsuit.

Let me be the winner this year.

Yes.

My pedigree.

How do we get this time?

It's my allergies, I forget it, but I know that you remember me.

These memories left for a life check.

Go for some rain.

Put her right up to the bars.

I'm looking for the right one.

I'll go.

Nightcap.

What a night, Everybody a half, Half, Everybody say hip.

Say hey everybody say half.

Say here.

Everybody say hip.

Y'all good.

Everybody say.

Hey.

Everybody say hip.

Yeah, me, I know, I know.

How I see you I appreciate y'all.

Yes much love it is stars.

Yes.

Big star Lizzo again I go by the rules.

Say I'll give it up for Maxville.

I go by the name Mac Bill.

Pizza.

Love y'all.

Oh, say thank y'all.

All right, moving right along.

Please turn your attention to the video screen for our next honoree.

Jamal David Lewis.

Jamal David Lewis, actor, former ASU football player, entrepreneur.

Jamal David Lewis is a former Arizona State University football standout turned successful actor, model and entrepreneur.

Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Lewis excelled as a multi-sport athlete at Rampart High School before committing to ASU, where he became a versatile offensive weapon at wide receiver, tight end and H-back.

Over his career with the Sun Devils, he recorded 50 receptions for 787 yards and 11 touchdowns, earning recognition for his athleticism and big play ability.

After his football career, Lewis transitioned into the entertainment industry quickly, making a name for himself on screen.

He has appeared in national campaigns for major brands such as Smirnoff, T-Mobile, IBM, Truist, and Microsoft.

His film credits include appearances in Barbie 20 2380 for Brady, Straight Outta Compton and dog, showcasing his range and adaptability as an actor.

Beyond acting, Lewis is also the founder of the Stay Blessed clothing line, blending his entrepreneurial spirit with his passion for fashion and culture.

His work ethic, rooted in years of athletic discipline, continues to drive his success in Hollywood and business alike.

With 2026 already fully booked with multiple new film projects, Lewis is poised for his biggest year yet.

Audiences can expect to see him in a string of upcoming movies that highlight his growth as an actor and his rising status in the industry.

Grounded in faith, persistence, and authenticity, Jamal Lewis embodies resilience and reinvention, evolving from the gridiron to the big screen and now cementing his place as one of the most versatile and dynamic talents to watch in the coming years.

Please help me in welcoming our next honoree for the Inner Star Trailblazer Award, Jamal David Lewis.

By various.

People.

Hey, how y'all doing?

How y'all doing?

There's a lot of beautiful people out in the crowd tonight.

Let's give a round of applause for yourselves.

I just want to say I'll keep it short and sweet, but, My motto is stay.

Blessed.

And I live by it.

And I have never been in a room or an award show where it is just such a thing to say glory to God and give praise to Jesus Christ.

And that to me is more than anything, all this, all this means nothing without that.

So man, just this amazing establishment.

I thank you for the award and as always, just stay blessed guys.

Oh.

Okay.

So we are presenting the Jamal David Lewis Trailblazer Award to this young lady.

She is a certified black belt.

She is an inspiring model.

She is the definition of what a youth trailblazer is.

So, Mr.

Lonnie Greger, please accept your award.

This is.

Oh.

Oh.

This one's going to be a long.

A little a little bit long.

Sorry.

So first I would like to start out by saying thank you to God because anything is possible through him.

And I'm grateful for everything I have.

Accomplished.

Because I know it's all been in his plan for me.

I wanted to thank my family for supporting.

Me and giving me words of encouragement and and strength.

When I. Felt.

Overwhelmed or hesitant.

Like now.

First, I would like.

To start with my Aunt April.

I found myself at a loss for words when trying to express.

How just as like much important.

Sorry.

I'm really.

Really nervous right now, so I just like to apologize.

I find myself at a loss for words when I'm trying to express how much.

Your support.

Has meant to me.

From the beginning.

You have.

Been a constant source of encouragement, always believing in me when I've struggled to believe in myself on the runway.

And off the runway.

Your guidance.

Has invaluable.

Not just.

Helping me navigate life's challenges, but showing me the importance and kindness, resilience and power of a loving heart.

You've opened doors for.

Providing opportunities I've never imagined.

Have been a steadfast presence in my life.

I am truly blessed to have you in my life.

I'm sorry to say go back, but I just want to say it like I love you so much for how much.

You've helped me.

I, I like to think ceremony.

Jackson for selecting me for my first cast in New York for Lehigh Valley Fashion Week.

You've made me feel welcome in a part.

Of the community from the beginning.

Little did you.

Know, I would go from a community to a second family.

You have guided me and taught me and supported me, believed in me.

And I will always be your girl.

I'd like to thank Elijah Dequan for bringing me into an EPA Fashion Week.

You have been there from the beginning.

And you've been.

Lieved in me, and you've seen me and support me for having faith in my journey, in the ability to grow within an industry and.

Beyond.

I would like to thank Blum by Zolani.

For seeing me on my very first casting, and she saw the.

Potential and gave me a runway opportunity.

And I would like to thank the Lima Ross of Mimi's Closet.

For helping me in New York City Fashion.

Week.

I would love to thank my mom.

I'm running out of.

Time, but there's no words that can.

Describe everything that she has done for me and what she.

Has sacrificed for me.

And I know I can be a real big fan in your butt sometimes, but.

I would just love.

To say that.

You have done everything for me in my life and.

Filled in the spots that you thought were unpatched.

And I love you so much.

Thank you.

That was beautiful.

Guys, come on, give him another round of applause.

That was awesome.

Congratulations.

Okay, so we're going to move on to our next People's Choice category.

So I turn your attention to the video, but I do have a special presenter that I'm going to bring up.

So just stay tuned for that for our next female performer and male performer.

So check out the video.

The nominees for Best.

We're going to keep that party right on going.

All right.

So we're excited to have this next person come up to the stage.

You guys may recognize him and may know him.

So please put your hands together starting right now.

Right now for Mr.

McFly, a stage like you love.

I try to tell you my man.

Oh, we're doing this just on this classic.

You know we do drag talent.

That is, speaking on my name.

Must be playing with death.

Yes, but he must.

You can do to stop the cat.

The man is blessed.

All these rappers sound the same.

I'm not impressed.

They telling me that you came back with fresh.

To take them off my script now.

So by doing tonight.

I guess we got a little technical difficulty.

So we're going to name the artists that were nominated.

We got, Celeste La Sierra.

Her vibe.

I hope I'm saying these names.

Right.

Just tell me.

Country on, man.

Tres Crockett, young gypsy.

Vanity and Zara J. And the winner is Melody Cruz.

Is Melody Cruz.

It?

Okay.

Might not be here tonight.

So.

We got.

Oh.

Okay.

Before before I do this, the middle one, I just want to say, like, I got a lot of appreciation and respect for the the my fellow artists from the area.

I just want to let y'all know, like, don't ever think nobody's not watching or the work you're doing is not being appreciated.

Just keep grinding and going hard and you're going to definitely get to your goal.

If it's you got that thing on your mind, like I got to get to and I don't care what it takes to get to.

Most definitely the winner for the Mo.

Are you going okay.

They're going to play the video.

So.

Act Kevin.

The winner is Elijah.

Jaquan.

Okay.

Got a lot of love here tonight.

So it here show that big five certified fashion killer on fashion killer.

Natural killer.

7 p.m.

Friday.

My natural glow.

Real up on.

Billboard stuff when I wake up.

No heartbreak just to make up I'm in my double time to get this cake up.

Like a type of foundation.

Can't make us stay on your own path.

It's a one way only.

U-turns get made on the runway.

No talking.

Fly lesser planes on runways.

I got big dreams are chasing the runway.

His name is.

If you got big dreams, chaser, never run away.

Hey, hey, back it up, back, back.

Give that so I don't start acting up.

Stop!

Oh, like some noise.

One time for lady.

Certified fashion killa.

All right, so my phone acting up.

I had my speech there.

Brooklyn.

Hello.

And I'm trying to let me know, so come on.

All right, so first I would like to thank God because without him, nothing is possible.

And when two and three are gathered, he is in the midst.

And y'all are beautiful tonight.

Thank you, Joseph.

And in a star for this honor.

I'm Red McFly for presenting this award.

And you know, this award means a lot to me.

I always say this every year because it comes from my people.

It comes from the community.

So this means a lot.

All right.

So I want to thank everybody that voted for me because with this I am now the creator with the most in star Trailblazer Awards.

But I dedicate this to the workhorses in the industry that grind every day to perfect their craft, to those who are seen and unseen, from the music engineers to mastering.

I would like to dedicate this award to Siri, Melody, Chef Robinson Zay Rubino 107.5 The Diamond Ragga from baseline DJ Z deejay Problem Child I will dedicate this award to Bobby Colon, Tianna Coachman, Kaylee Faye, Desiree Brown, Andrew Smith, Suki Anderson, Madison Anderson, Giuliani, Gregor, Jacqueline Gregor just my whole community.

So I dedicate this award also to the people who are casted out.

So now do you stand up?

Okay, so this award is for people who don't beg for a seat at the table, but prepare they.

Oh, all right, thank God.

There's a certified fashion kill.

Fashion kill us to kill the 7 p.m.

Friday.

My natural glow.

Rely on film, boy.

Stop when I wake up.

No heartbreak just to make up.

I'm in my duffle.

Time to get this cake up.

Like a type of foundation.

Can't make us stay on day.

Think.

Okay, guys.

So we're going to keep this thing moving.

And we have a performance for you with groundbreaking choreography, so we cannot wait to give it up for the BPA dancers.

We are.

On our.

And if you give me something gold medal back in these babies, they get to be next to these ten days to the max.

These just you want to let me shake it to the max, take it to.

Be back and take it to be.

Like my love.

To take it to be like my.

But my love like my mad, mad, mad mad mad mad mad mad mad mad.

Yes.

Big money with me to you.

Are you fit the most.

Listen close what we come for you go outside.

Will touch up on love, excitement.

See them fight your on yo.

We are though what the boy done with that?

I thought they were.

I thought they might be a song that you're making while I take it off.

Set the trap, don't fight it.

Your skin.

You.

Yeah.

This is how we do.

Hey.

I know.

Oh.

Know.

This is how we do it.

All hands are in the air and away from.

From head to fire.

If you're ready, go J makeover I wanna be.

Yeah.

You see the husband go to me.

Ever since I was a lowercase h. But now I'm affecting the girl I got the money on the dollar bills.

All squeak squeak squeak squeak.

Don't eat IPA I down and I never dot dot dot dot dot dot dot dot dot dot dot com.

And I dot.

Right now what you're saying now gets away.

The work that gets under your bones, that gets up when you get up.

Now I get to wake the work.

I get up.

Bones, by the way, that it's a week and I be yelling out, gang, gang, you know, you gang bang, I'll be outside with my gang.

Gang kill gang signs.

If you gang bang, I'll be outside.

With my gang up on the news.

News about the banana from the news about the big banana.

From the news about the big banana.

From the news about the big down.

Now the the the the whole.

Double.

Yeah, but it's just one.

Thing that got me trippin.

This one thing they got make too many days.

It's one thing you.

So let me get on with this one.

Y'all.

Oh.

000.

They got a lot like on John Gotti.

Gotta you guys, I'm gonna watch out for you.

Somebody's gonna tell me where you're getting from.

I find your entrance from pop up.

I'm from that.

Let me me.

I'll let you know you already.

Thank God y'all don't talk like that.

I'm doing right.

I'll be somebody.

You got it.

I will get it from now for your ain't on some bomb.

Bomb, girl, you got me in wire.

No, I got Jones.

I'm about my mother.

16 quick on.

Them.

No.

Ain't under the put money in a pocket.

My morning like go.

No I got a are my mother ordinary safe everybody need I'm on 60.

Gosh I got.

Any right up I got I'm.

Give it up for be.

Hey, I mean, I felt like I could do a little.

I'm.

Yeah, I ain't in the right.

Wardrobe, but I feel like I could do a little song when I was coming out.

Right now.

Let it go, okay?

Let it go, let it go.

They ain't ready for you right there.

Y'all ain't.

Girl, you on the space for a reason.

All right.

Hey, man, I think I see that, turn your attention to the screen as we recognize our next honoree, Mr.

Bart Cooper.

Bart Cooper, born in Buchanan, Liberia, Bart Cooper discovered his love for art at an early age, capturing the beauty and chaos of the world around him through color, movement and emotion.

At just six years old, he fled the Liberian Civil War and began a new life in America, carrying with him not only memories of home, but a vision to turn pain into purpose.

Today, Bart stands as one of the most inspiring visual artists of his generation, blending the richness of his African heritage with Western influences to create a style uniquely his own.

His work bridges worlds traditional and modern, spiritual and human, exploring themes of identity, resilience and love featured in galleries nationwide and celebrated in Forbes, LA weekly and The Washington Post.

Bart's creations are more than art.

They are conversations with the soul beyond the canvas.

He is a mentor and advocate, using his platform to inspire the next generation of artists and thinkers.

As Bart Cooper himself says, I am a creator put here to challenge growth and share the message of love through every brushstroke.

He continues to heal, to teach and to remind the world that art is not just seen, it is felt.

Put your hands together for our Inner Star Trailblazer Award.

Mr.

Bart Cooper.

And his lovely sister will be here to accept his behalf.

Good evening everyone.

Thank you for that reception.

Jason and the Inner Star Organization, I just want to thank you so much for inviting me to represent my brother.

I just want to tell you something before we get started.

I have been warming up to get as energized and turnt up as every other recipient here on this stage.

But my brother is watching and he is reserved and he warned me to relax.

So that's exactly what I'm going to be doing.

And also because this award means so much to him.

So I have some words that I am going to read.

My brother says, good evening everyone.

First and foremost, I want to say how truly honored I am to receive this recognition as a Trailblazer Honoree, though I'm not able to be there with you in person tonight.

Please know that my heart, my gratitude, and my spirit are with you, are with you all in this room.

I want to begin by giving thanks to God for his guidance, his grace, and his timing.

I also want to thank my family, my father, the late Victor Cooper, who I first saw drawing when I was only three years old and who sparked the artistic fire within me.

My mother, Mary, for her constant words of encouragement that carried me through the tough times.

And my sister Victoria.

That's me.

For always being a cheerleader in my corner.

So my incredible aunties, including Beatrice, mumble marvel numbly or say puny and dowdy.

Your love, wisdom and strength have been a guiding light in my life and to all my supporters, friends, collectors and believers who have walked with me through this journey.

I thank you deeply.

This award isn't just mine.

It belongs to every person who has encouraged me, challenged me, and helped me grow.

My mission as an artist has always been to use my work as a bridge to empower, to inspire and to remind others of the greatness already within them.

Every painting, every project, every stroke of color is a reflection of that purpose.

As I continue this journey, I'm especially excited about my upcoming Bridge Artist Residency in Liberia, a program I'm developing to connect artists from the diaspora with those on the continent to share culture, knowledge and opportunities and to strengthen creative unity across borders.

Receiving this honor reminds me that our work is never just about us.

It's about what we give, who we uplift, and how we connect.

Thank you to the Inner Star Organization for this recognition.

And to everyone in this room believing in the power of purpose.

I am humbled, inspired, and deeply grateful with love and gratitude by Cooper and he is watching.

Our whole family is watching.

So congratulations by the.

Board for you.

So, in true fashion of everything we've been doing tonight, the honoree obviously gets to present an award to their Youth Trailblazer Award.

So on behalf of Mark Cooper, the Trailblazer Award for the youth is presented to, Kyla Ury.

If she or someone representative of her can come up.

Is anyone here representing Kyla?

That's okay.

We have no problem making sure we get this award to her.

We will accept it on her behalf.

Everybody please give it up for Kyla during.

All right.

We'll keep this thing moving on.

The next People's Choice Trailblazer Award category is going to be visual, artist and literary.

So please take a moment to look at the screen.

Okay.

The People's Choice visual artist nominees are Anthony Smith, Kyle Edwards, Michael Freeman, Lisa McDonald and twice his heart designs.

Okay.

And the Inner Star Trailblazer Visual Artists award goes to twice as hard designs.

But better yet.

Love you back.

Love you back.

I want to give an honor to God thanking our Lord.

And Savior.

Jesus Christ.

Thank you, Justin for this platform and honoring all of these artists tonight.

Special thanks to Asante Art Gallery and Serene Melody.

Of course.

My son said mom a couple of years ago, I want to sell my art and pretty much I said, son, say less.

From there, we started twice as hard designs.

We began with a vision to sell merch that develop into fashion, that told story, stories of culture.

Identity and resilience.

We wanted our designs to speak for the people, to the people.

Now standing here tonight as a visual artist, trailblazer of the year, it's a blessing and it's proof that hard work, faith and purpose can't be denied to our community, our.

Customers, and everyone who voted.

This belongs to you.

You helped build this movement.

You believed in the message behind every design, every sneaker, every pattern, every piece of art.

And through this journey, we didn't just find a community, we found a family.

To my family, my friends, and a special shout out to the models that work for us and with and with us and everyone who has poured love and support into this dream.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

You.

All right, guys, moving right along to our next category is our literary artist category.

And the nominees for that is Felicia Ty Heath.

Chloe Cole Wilson.

Nay Lima Ross, Miriam Acevedo and Rose Daniels.

Thank you.

All right, I need a drum roll for these moments.

Can you give me a drum roll?

I love you guys so much.

Oh, my.

Okay, DJ all right.

The trailblazer.

Thank you, DJ.

The literary.

Art winner is Nate Lima Ross.

He and.

Yeah, yeah, I'll.

Put that music down right now because I'm in shock right now.

Oh, give me you give me a minute.

Give me a minute.

No, I know, I know what the moves to.

Come on.

But, Oh, I can't even see all of you.

But God bless all of you.

God bless God the the night.

Oh, I. Want to say I did my way, but I do it his way now.

And, I don't want to cry.

You don't to send this.

Thank you.

Thank you for this, mom.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Elijah.

Because that's my boy and me.

Like he has built me up.

Support me.

Brianna.

My little sister.

I'm going to say the whole Allentown cool.

Sorry.

Because she discovered me.

I was just.

I won the first pageant of Lehigh Valley Fashion Week.

Plus, that was me, and I kept it going.

But this book, Mimi's.

Closet, I brought my book with me.

This little Mimi, means so much to me.

I lost my sister five years ago from lupus, and I didn't know.

I won't give a sad.

Story, but it's not sad to.

I didn't know if I could keep going.

It was during Covid.

And she has been my angel the whole.

Way.

And I wrote this book during that time.

And she has come to me even in.

My dreams and said, keep going, keep going.

And this is a true, true story.

About how your will, you don't have nothing left.

And God is.

Good and God is great.

I must say this all day my mom is not even here.

She'd be screaming right now, Shirley, but she's not.

Here.

I know Shirley, but my.

Sister and I dedicate.

This to.

Her.

And little Mimi is a rapper.

Cool of me and now me as the woman that I have become.

I don't even need a microphone.

That's how much.

My voice is.

And I'm so happy haha.

I really am so happy for this mommy because this book.

Means so much to me.

And it's this not just a book.

It's going to be a series is it's so much I was a little Mimi, so I know I got the music.

I hear the music.

But thank you, thank you, my young.

Model, my.

Girl.

Because everybody out there who have.

Supported.

Me, the people.

Who voted for me, I love you, Mami loves you.

And being me is not stopping.

Mimi has a brand.

Mimi has a fashion line.

But making my sister I love you.

Thank you for this.

This is.

This is for.

You.

This is for you.

Thank you.

I love you.

Oh.

That's what you love.

To see that level of gratitude for a winner, I love it, I love it.

Okay, guys.

So now is the most important part of the evening.

And this is where we thank our sponsors.

Everybody say thank you okay I love that.

So on each of your table there should be a QR code.

And that's for you to scan and for you to donate to a star.

Keep in mind Any Star is a 501 C3 nonprofit organization, so you can use that donation as a write off.

But we need each and every one of you.

This is think of it this way.

This is the part of the night where we take all of this love in the room, all of this creativity, all of this energy, and we set it up to pour back into the next generation of youth trailblazers.

Because when you dream big, it takes support.

When you dream bold, it takes community.

And when you dare to dream endless, it takes all of us, every single one of us.

So we need you.

We need you to scan the QR code.

We need you to donate.

There's nothing that's too small.

We absolutely, absolutely need that so we can continue with the work that we're doing here tonight.

We can continue giving out these awards.

We continue being a highlight of all of these artists that's graced the stage tonight.

Are y'all with me?

Come on, are we talking about giving?

Now turn to your neighbor and say I'ma give.

Okay, okay.

That was a little better than before.

The guys, we need you for this, okay?

Thank you so much.

This is what a star does.

We're here for the community.

We're here for all ages.

Have you seen people from all ages come up here?

That's one thing that I love about it.

You can dream big dream bold.

Dream endless.

This organization is special for me.

The name of my company is the Dream is Real.

Because I always want to believe that anything that I set my mind to, anything that I want to dream, that dream can become a reality as long as I continue to believe.

So.

I need your belief in what we're doing so that we can continue to do what we do within our star.

Thank you guys so much.

And to our sponsors.

We could not do this night without you.

I know you are aware of that, but we definitely wanted to just take this time out of the program, take a moment and say thank you.

Your generosity is not overlooked, your love is appreciated and the kindness and everything that you've done not only for this organization and also showing up here tonight means the world to us.

So thank you so very much.

We need you guys to donate and we appreciate you.

Thank you.

All right.

So we have our next honoree.

Our next honoree video that we're going to be playing is for Miss Wanita Renee.

So please take a look.

Juanita Renee.

Born and raised in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Juanita Rene discovered her passion for the arts and music at a young age.

Through her church.

Where her voice first became a vessel of faith, healing, and hope.

Juanita pursued her degree in theater arts through sheer determination, proving that faith and perseverance can transform dreams into destiny beyond the spotlight.

She is the founder of Jay Gray Productions, Inc.

and Lay The Foundation, Inc., two organizations committed to using the arts as a force for education, empowerment, and change, bringing creative opportunities to children who need it most.

Guided by her unwavering faith, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Okay guys, so we have a special presenter here for this particular honoree.

And we're really excited to have him.

So please help me give it up for Haskell Cordova.

Good evening everyone.

I am honored to, be asked to present this award to Anita Renee.

I got to know Anita, for the first time when we worked, in a play called The Color Purple, I played her dysfunctional husband, who was complicated and had a redeeming quality about himself.

And to know one, Nita is to laugh at Juanita because she's just so funny.

She's just so funny.

You're not laughing at her.

You were just laughing because of her.

She just brings joy to whatever she puts her hand to.

And without any further ado, let's bring her up.

When.

Rene.

Congratulations.

How y'all doing?

I need y'all to say.

Hey, Nita.

That's what I'm talking about.

I just want us to give a quick thank you to Jason.

I love you so much.

Thank you so much to the entire star.

Family.

To my to my family.

And to all the creatives in the room.

I just want to just encourage you all.

This path is not easy.

And I just want to leave y'all with this.

Hold on just a little while longer.

Hold on just a little while longer.

Hold on just a little while longer.

Because everything will be all right.

I said everything will be all right.

You ask me right here.

Oh, wow.

Okay, so in the true pay it forward spirit, we need you to present the next Youth Trailblazer Award.

That's in your honor, the the Juanita Renee Trailblazer Award.

Youth is presented to you, Zay money.

Y'all can do better than that.

Come on and make some noise.

Say, hey.

First I want to say thank you.

God for this talent.

Thank you to my mom.

Thank you to my dad.

And this.

War is just.

Not for.

Me.

So my brother Trey.

For when I was down, he always picked me up and I just love him.

Track you.

Please come out wherever you are.

Shout out my grandma.

She.

Was she watching this right now?

I love you, Mom and Dad.

Thank you.

Performing right.

So we're going to bring him right back to the stage.

We're going to clear it off because we have a special performance by Mr.

Zay.

Money.

This I got money.

Got my buddy here.

Pretty sure I got.

We came all the way from Philly.

This oracle, deejay this do everything.

Let's go.

This my house.

This a house, DJ you ready?

Jaime?

Me with.

You.

I'm going for the party room.

I like that I'm a show stopper.

I'm a jet rocker.

And I got, I say secret me live like a free throw.

No, I'm a tick tock.

Beat your going.

Turn up the city.

Watch it and say party at the party.

Rocking it at the same party.

The crowd ain't ready I get all the love when I run into the baby I'm always on Twitter.

Hit is like a silly wouldn't this a fortnight it right.

It's a celebration when I hit the bright lights.

Hey buddy, silly you for the this look when they come to check me now.

Yes, I can't lose about.

I'm young.

When I pop with my brother like that, I'm sure I'm a jet rocker.

And I got.

I should give me lip like a taste, yo, no, I'm a tick tock.

She beat you up and out like she man.

She's all we got turned up like we got the same watch.

It ain't the same party at the party.

Rocket trip, trip.

This my song.

Let's go out, Papa.

I'll just.

I'll try.

Go go go go go go go.

Go go be from jam go go go.

What are you going to do, girl?

Let's go.

Go take a ride.

So let me know.

So let me know I drive by but I'm shy by about I'll drive.

Pop out, I'll drive about I'll drive by by shooting wishes.

You been home I think about you all the time.

Cause you know you and I, I'm type, I'm out, I'm tryna pop.

I go to the top.

It doesn't look in his eye I see them look at.

They watch it burn.

Up on me I'm a pocket I'm only trying to pop.

I'm doing a rocket I got know in my.

Pocket I. Know that you don't get it right I know that you know that we get it, pop.

And I know that you know that it ain't no stopping.

Stop it cause we let you go.

Do that.

It was girls.

Go take a ride.

So let me know.

So let me know I'm down, shut up, up shop I bout.

I'll drop out.

I'll try pop up I'm sure.

Pop out of the pop.

I'm down, I'm.

You can find me a scam and say money.

Down the score 215.0.0215.

We are sad.

Love you, Mom and dad.

All right.

Make money.

Okay, guys, go.

Take out your phone.

Everybody take out your phone.

And I need you to text in a star to four, four, three, two, one.

So let's do that again.

You going to text 44321.

That's the number.

And you're texting in a star.

I in in a star.

So 44321.

And you're going to text the word in a star.

One word.

Yes.

One word.

Thank you.

So again text 44321.

And you're going to text one word in a star I and in a star.

I'm.

Everybody doing it for me.

Okay.

Good.

You good?

I'm.

Four.

321.

Text the word in a star.

I am in a star.

Thank you guys so much.

That's me.

I told you, I told you, I told you, baby.

Leave it.

I told you, baby.

I'm, I told you, baby.

I. I told you, baby.

I'm I'm I'm.

I told the baby.

I'm I'm I told you, baby.

I I'm I'm I told you right up in the club I sit in the back I in the so good I, I'm looking so bad I'm rocking the star I'm rocking this club.

Got my middle finger up I really, I know I can.

These diamonds I'm a rock in this chain.

Make sure you get a picture I'm a rock in my fame.

To be what you is.

You gotta be with you I think I'm Mr.

Mr.

Black guitar I'm a rock star.

Oh, hey baby, I'm a rock star.

Oh.

So.

White is climbing with the helmet.

Not a mess, but I see.

Catch my fly, my cocky fresh I'm so reckless when I achieve.

Dressed I'm so possessive.

So I wrote this rock necklaces says my daddy Alabama mama Louisiana.

You mix that Negro with that Creole.

Make a Texas mama.

Like my baby.

And with baby hair left from, well, grown up with.

That.

The $5,000.

Why they're cleaning.

I just want to take this time to thank some of my sponsors.

Please give it up for one of my amazing sponsor, my visionary trailblazers sponsor.

Thank you so much for your support.

Doctor Serena Johnson, Doctor Serena Johnson.

How can I?

This girl isn't not sissy.

Oh, she's working.

She right there.

Showed up.

Shot what y'all know about it?

Super model for shadow hair magazine.

My whole bottle look looked to me.

Even better.

A mother.

I want to thank you so much to one of my another visionary sponsor.

Why am FM Media Network?

Why their media network?

Oh my.

Who I look for?

Yeah, you, I look good.

Touch my sweat.

What do I look like?

Yeah, I look cool.

Put it on the mic I get there on this.

Oh my mama, oh my.

Who.

I look fly.

Yeah, you I look good.

Touch my sweat.

Do I look yeah I look good.

Heard it on the mic.

Well fit on the stopwatch.

Staring at the diamonds.

Make you bust baby hopscotch over here to my spot.

And thank you much so much to another one of my visionary sponsor, Siri agency.

Thank you so much, Siri, for day and day night.

Like she goes above and beyond to make sure that our graphics look good, to make sure our fly is our branding, our marketing is on point.

I know she's probably prepping to do her dance, but Siri Jackson, I love you Siri.

All star pretty girls walk like this.

This.

Okay.

And before we get out their way.

But, my next visionary, visionary trailblazer sponsor goes to no other than what promotion LLC was promotion LLC.

And you know, I didn't have to do this, but I really wanted to go above and beyond to just thank my sponsors.

This would not be possible without the support and the love that we get at the star.

Thank you guys so much for making this possible.

Come.

I want to take a toast to this thing.

They just finished cleaning the stage.

I was trying to kill some stars.

But I say before you know who was skirt.

Oh, this is big on a 12 year wait.

But I think the broom.

Will continue right after this.

I'll take this.

So we're going to the video, right?

The video is ready.

Okay.

All right.

Yeah, I'm.

I cannot when.

I sent my best back to my dress.

Matched the.

I look at.

That, I just I swear I'm thinking that I. Was all right.

So turn your attention, guys, to our video screen for our next people choice trailblazer award for best actress.

The nominees for best actress are Jennifer Peralta, Annette Pinder, Charmaine Fenton, celesta Allen, Kathy Patterson, Antonia Harris, Thandiwe McMillan.

All right.

The inner starred.

The inner star trailblazer.

Best female actress winner is Annette Pinder.

And that is Annette.

Here.

Is Annette here?

Yes.

Okay.

Perfect.

No.

Okay, guys, I, I don't know if that was a yes for me.

So one more time.

Is it?

Yes.

She's coming.

Okay.

Thank you so much.

All right.

We got her at the stage.

Give it up for our inner star Youth Trailblazer award.

For a miss Annette Pender.

Thank you so much to everyone that voted for me.

Give all honor and praise.

My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Thank you Jesus, I am so excited.

Thank you so much.

Thank you to everyone that voted.

Thank you to my family that's been by my side, my husband Sean.

And thank you sweetheart for being there for me, having my back.

I'm so excited.

Thank you to Jason.

Thank you so much for giving us the platform to shine.

I've come a long way and I'm so excited.

Thank you so much.

God bless.

All right.

The Inner Star Trailblazer award for best male actor goes to check the screen.

The nominees for best actor are.

Lee, Mark McPherson, Michael J. Patterson, Willie wo, Salim Perez.

Stories Jared Lindsay, Devin Dobson.

All right.

And the trailblazer of best actor goes to Lamar McPherson.

Here.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Good night everyone.

Well, this is truly an honor.

But first, I must thank the creator God for giving me the strength, the faith and the purpose to keep pushing even when the way seems like it's not clear.

And I also want to give special thanks to Jason and her team for actually thinking about the creative and providing the platform for us to be even recognized.

I want to thank my family, my my brother, my sister and my mom and all my friends and everyone who voted for me.

And I also one want to say that this award is not about one performance, performance or the amount of film that you have done, but the heart and the work from the talent that want to tell a story and bring words to life.

I'm humbled and honored to accept this award.

Thank you everyone.

Gamble in my life, my.

Whoa.

It began with it.

Yeah, I love it.

Oh, I love this actor.

Best actress category.

I'm sure you guys know why, but it's a special place in my heart.

Okay, so moving on to our next Trailblazer Award.

And that one is for the influencer.

So please take a look at the video.

The nominees for best influencer are Alexandra Peralta, Brianna Paniagua, Elizabeth Dobson, Nikita Louis, Shandra Daniels, Kenisha Earl, Suki Anderson.

All right.

And the Trailblazer Influencer award goes to Suki Anderson.

Hey.

Love I love you so.

Now y'all know I'm a big baby.

Wow.

Thank you.

Thank you.

First, glory to God.

Just for giving me a purpose and a space to work in.

I'm just a little Jamaican girl from the South Bronx that's in who God found worthy to help people and the mother for children.

So thank you to my first church for being so patient with their hard working mother, because working for people and serving people is not easy.

And I'm so grateful and just humbled to be able to do it.

South Bethlehem for camp 16.

Where y'all at?

Lazy Rihanna.

So many of you are here.

April.

Jasmine, the whole camp family.

Thank you for your support.

Thank you for voting for me.

Thank you for trusting me.

And I just want to let you know if you don't already know, you helped me more than I could ever help you.

So thank you.

Thank you for voting and the y'all are good.

Thank you so much for having me.

There you are walking trophy.

You are walking trophy.

Main girl.

You are walking trophy.

Get your friends to my walking trophy.

All right guys thank you.

Once again pretty fun.

Jump on.

All right.

Y'all know when the podium moves, that means it's time for another performer.

So please put your hands together for Algy and three melody.

And two.

He walks between both worlds.

He is golden.

And as the light is amplified by his presence.

Earth's flowing fountains race to feel his essence.

Mountains bend to appease his will.

Trees dance to celebrate his honor.

Flowers bloom for his light brings them joy.

Love flows freely through like a needle.

And time poked right through a young king blessed by God Himself to create.

Effortlessly sowing the fabric of humanity together.

Stitch by stitch to match his vision of glamor.

Melanin setting deep in the skeleton, heaven in the skin like medicine to the soul.

An element of elegance.

The essence of gold.

Black excellence.

His black diamond armor molded from divine design.

Created to be honored in this life.

In this time, people line up to await his word.

Walk fiercely.

Walk free.

Walk with your head held high.

Now his people stretched across the stage, dressed in colors and fabrics made with purpose and passion.

His soldiers don't carry guns.

No, they carry ideas as he carries passionate energy to spark their revolution.

Inspired by the beats and the rhythms, energy.

Go get him!

The revolution will put you in the driver's seat.

The revolution will not be televised.

Will not be televised.

Will not be talking about.

Will not be talking about the revolution will be no rerun brothers.

The revolution will be live.

Oh my home I love you, baby.

Yeah, yeah.

Stay in the star.

Come on.

Show me something.

If it's real like that.

Hands in the air.

If they make you feel like that, never leave.

Oh I never been too tight.

Saying love at first sight.

This ain't love is war.

Gonna be putting up a fight.

Sounds like a real night.

Exciting for the night.

Too good to be true.

Like it's wrong but it's right.

And anything done in the dark I'm the light.

So if you talk to me, you better talk.

Tell me nice I gotta love Jones for your body.

In your skin tone.

Touch down like the hands on.

Looking for you.

If you call like a ringtone I see the body is body.

And in the gym tones soft play another two to my defense one if they playing with you.

Pulling up for them.

Royalty up in the flesh like your Highness I want that old school love something timeless.

That if you made you like a label, you could sign this.

And depending on my life, no consignments are bothering me.

Slide with me.

Talk to me like you're trying to build a try with me.

How to have quality care provide for me.

I just want to.

Honesty never lie to me.

Never bothered me.

Slide with me.

Oh bother me, slide with me, oh fine with me.

Slide with me.

Talk to me like you trying to go to trap with me.

Big lie never tell you lies.

Look me in my eyes.

Give me hypnotized.

Take me as I am.

No Mary J. Blige.

Take me as I am no Mary J. Blige.

Strip light.

Show me something if it's real like that.

Hands in the air.

If they make you feel my off.

Show me something different.

Real like that in the snow.

Come on.

What what what bother me.

Slide with me.

Talk to me like a trying to build a trap with me.

I be high school.

If you can't provide for me.

I just want the honesty.

Never lie.

To me.

Oh, and be caught.

Let me come.

Back with another one.

Oh, oh, let him come.

I'm sitting on a bench with the cross on the boot.

I'm not a rock.

They won't know to see what it took work.

The haters cry now.

Enjoy the perks for later.

No time for the percolator.

To save time for the percolator.

Keep it 100.

I'm stacking my baby.

Be.

Don't need to be friendly.

I'm just empty I'm a savage.

Someone you better than me.

Who can take me.

Don't care if you won't take better than me.

I'ma stack up the money and get through this breach.

That.

Who is it?

Who is it?

Who is it?

Who is it?

Who is it?

Something wrong?

I don't know no favors.

Oh, really?

Running the city.

I'm back to my booty.

My grandma.

Ready?

Let's go.

Get to the 150 and nobody coming with me got say, ready on go.

Let's get my action on me.

Popping out in high fashion.

141 to me, the dashing.

With the street melody up in a 33.10 I got up and back.

When I back on the road.

Shows.

Show.

Show.

Show that show.

Oh.

Oh.

Go!

Oh!

Oh.

That's all.

Host.

Whoa!

By the.

Shake your crowd.

Now it's time to celebrate.

What?

I realized confidence is Superfly.

I've been known to watch you criticize the epic.

To match the attack.

So they say the five real ones by my side.

And it's like that through the up to all of the downs.

How about fight back?

Get into the money, stick it to the sky.

Reaching heights.

Catching new flights.

That's his affirmation.

That's his.

Destination.

I can't tell you where I'm going because there's no location.

I can tell.

You where I'm from with no hesitation.

I want to start saying we don't have to say shit.

I'm posing, but I ain't voguing.

Call me the runway assassin.

Get it in.

No.

Cap it.

Suit and tie down my business from that sucking top down my business downtown.

When you see me every time, I mean what I see.

Standing on business ain't no gangster at the plate.

I ain't worried about them trolls they already know I step out with a bag full of bank run.

You walk for me.

Walk for me, walk for me, walk for me, walk for me.

Walk for me, walk for me, walk for me.

Walk with sir.

Sir.

Welcome, sir.

Walk, walk, walk, walk for me.

Strike a pose.

Go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go go.

Walk walk walk walk walk walk walk for me.

Walk for me.

Walk, walk for me.

Walk for me.

Walk.

Walk.

Walk.

Walk.

Walk.

Walk.

Walk.

Walk.

Walk walk for me.

Welcome, sir.

Welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome welcome.

You're welcome.

You're welcome sir.

I'll see you after the function.

So comfortable.

Yeah.

Can you.

Can you get to the house?

Tend to oppose those.

Opposed those opposed to those opposed.

I suppose those those those poses strike a pose.

De la la.

La la la la la la la la.

A lot of these.

Reviews after a while now, because he can.

For fashion glory.

I would be right.

Yeah.

So that be my show now.

Do you stand up still?

Did this sort of five fashion kill?

Fashion killer, a killer?

7 p.m.

Friday.

My natural glow.

Rely on film bought stuff when I wake up.

No heartbreak just to make up.

I'm in my duffel.

Time to get this makeup.

Like a type of foundation.

Can't make us stay with your own path.

It's a one way only.

U-turns get made on the runway.

No talking.

Fly lesser planes on runways.

I got big dreams of chasing the runway.

I just need this.

If you got be trees, never run away.

Hey, you!

Hey, hey, back it up, back, back it up so I don't start acting up.

Oh, stop!

Pose vocals.

Get your heart out.

Snatch it up.

Get your money.

Stack it up in the air I stack it up.

Slow motion verse.

No motion.

You still not moving fast enough.

Certified fashion killer.

Fashion killer.

It's 7 p.m.

Friday.

My natural glow.

Real up on the up when I wake up, wake up.

No hard just to make up my double.

Time to get this cake up.

Like a type of foundation.

Can't beat the task.

You're supposed to be.

Back when I was a boy.

Supposed to watch you raise up a glass.

Can you help me?

I feel drip right now to take a selfie.

That's the hope that my over healthy.

I'm not trying to get rich.

Let me wealthy.

Well, back it up, back, back it up.

Oh, they start acting up.

Oh, stop.

Postpone.

Eat your heart out.

Snack.

Get up.

Get your money.

Stack it up.

Your whole stack.

Get up.

Slow motion versus no motion.

You still not moving fast.

So define fashion.

Kill us, fashion kill us.

It's 7 p.m.

Friday.

My natural.

Getting ready.

Fill up when I wake up.

No heartbreak just to make up.

I'm in my double time to.

Get this cake.

I'm like a type of foundation.

Can't make up.

I'm like a type of foundation.

Can't make up.

Like a type of foundation.

Can't make up.

You can make it up.

Can't make it up.

0000.

Like a type of foundation.

Can't make up I can type the foundation.

Can't make you.

Just for life.

You, me.

That you're homeless.

I. Fashion killer.

Fashion killer.

Fashion killer.

Fashion killer.

As you stand there, send him away.

As he stands.

Send him away.

This is what I want to see.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Let's go.

Think.

We almost had the finisher on yo yo.

Almost at the finish line.

Fashion killa.

I love it.

Shout out today.

C'mon.

So amazing.

So talented.

Y'all are right out there.

Y'all feel good.

Y'all looking good.

I have to say, it is the sinister.

Okay, y'all still up?

I just wanted to personally just give a quick honorary honorary moment to my host, Tasha B Simpson.

I had the privilege of seeing this young woman, this powerhouse, front and center, working on set with her, with Lola one.

Lola two.

Like she her commitment to her craft is through the roof.

Like how she committed just to become a boxer.

Training day in, day out for a month.

You know, over 20 years in the industry, bestselling author, you know, over 60 credits.

But not only that, she had her own beauty line.

You know what I'm saying?

Her own.

At the school, like, you name it, she does it.

But most importantly, she's a new mom, y'all, And a new wife got beat up.

I remember when, you know, she got her makeup and we was having our little conversation, and she really, really wanted to manifest her family.

And in one year, I was able to see her get married, pregnant, and had her baby and just glowing and everything that she said she wanted to do.

She's doing it.

And she told me, Justin, your word is you want to send your word is your your what is your one?

And she and she told me that I speak those things that are not as if they are.

I don't see no, I don't see no limitation.

I don't see no, no resources.

If I got my mind to it, if God gave me the vision, he made the provision.

If God gave me the vision, he made the.

Give it up for my girl Tasha B Sam.

Sam started from the bottom.

Now we in started from the bottom.

Now we started from the bottom.

Now we in started for for me.

Oh my goodness.

This is.

This is great.

Okay, I won't be before you long.

Amen.

No.

Thank you so much.

Wow for this, I appreciate it.

I've never quite had an award in my name in my honor before.

But I am supremely grateful.

And I live by those words.

Your words are your ones.

The power of the spoken word.

I believe that.

And I have truly manifested the things in my life because I had to stretch in my faith.

And in order for me to do that, I had to start believing, like having crazy faith and crazy belief.

And I believe that that's what allowed me to really catapult and really explode and grow in my career and grow in my personal life, because I think you have to have a good balance.

I wanted to be successful in my personal life and successful in my business, and for me, my level of made it my level of success.

I'm living and walking in my dreams, so I try to live by what in a star, mandates you dream big.

You dream bold, you dream endless.

The dream is real.

Thank you.

Okay, so let's.

Well, now I get to give the award to the youth trailblazer in my name.

So the Tasha B Simpson trailblazer Award for the youth is presented to Mr.

Carson Colon.

You know.

Right, right.

It's Carson year.

Yes.

No.

I wanted to have this moment.

So.

Yes, I know somebody say something.

Okay.

There's no Carson.

What's me?

Well, that's okay.

We'll keep it going because we're almost done.

So we're going to our trailblazer people's choice.

And the next category is fashion Video.

The nominees for best in fashion are Shelby Lawson.

Bloom.

By your name, see university trackway.

Genesee couture.

Brilliant billionaire.

All right.

And the trailblazer fashion award goes.

To bloom.

By.

You'll envy my.

Thank you, Lenny.

Thank you.

Bloom by you Lenny.

Yeah, you know what?

Y'all know about it?

She's coming.

Okay, great.

Thank you.

I appreciate that.

Help.

My.

Thank you.

My whole.

God, you look tipped to keep me from bad.

I'm not bad, girl.

If you're a bad.

Oh, I need you to cleanse.

When you see me act like you know me I keep a dollar worth the dimes I know keep it ain't easy for my chicks in the club.

Who knows how to cut of.

All right, I'm getting the same blazer.

Fashion award.

Okay, guys, y'all give it up for me, baby.

Save it for real.

I'm ready to be bad.

I need a bad girl.

Okay.

Too small.

Oh, my God, I never told that I was going to be here because there is a lot, good designers.

But I want to thank God for this.

And I want to give this to the models for diversity, the culture that we bring to Bloomberg.

Lady, this is not about me.

This is not about me.

I want to give this to the Asian, Caribbean.

Central America.

All the Latinas.

I want to give this to them, to all the models that make this possible and to invest, to give me the opportunity to have this.

Thank you so much, I appreciate that.

Oh, my God, I'm so nervous.

I can't even talk.

But thank you.

Your eyes on me.

Thank you.

I'm going to.

Give you the models.

Don't be timid when you win a platter.

Love a bone.

Ebola.

Need it.

I want a drink.

That is brand like you said, you know.

All right, next up for our inner Star Trailblazer People's choice Award.

The category is deejay.

The nominees for best DJ are deejay hectic, DJ Rozz deejay.

My DJ Z, DJ Problem Child, DJ Romeo, G, My.

And the trailblazer Award goes to DJ Z. All right.

I'm a little nervous right now.

Yeah, I don't know why I get nervous in front of a crowd.

And I do this on the rag, but, first and foremost, I want to thank God with our faith and blessing upon me.

None of this would be possible.

I'm truly honored and standing until, honestly, I can't even read the phone, so I'm truly honored to be here.

Thank you.

Jason and the star.

All my supporters, my wife.

Everybody.

Everybody who voted for me.

Much blessings.

Thank you.

All right, guys, our next people's choice in a Star Trailblazer Award category is beauty.

Take a look at the screen and get this cute.

I'm like, come on.

The People's choice beauty nominees a for a Morgan.

Darling, Jahan's.

John.

Oscar.

I'm sorry.

Esquire.

Thank you.

See, I had I had it when you tell me.

Kaley Faye, Tamika Wilson.

Monica.

Best.

Titus unique glow wellness and med spa.

And Felicia Monique.

Okay, next, let's say you got that show to the industry trailblazer.

A beauty award winner is a from Oregon.

She.

Yes, Queen.

When the pimp's in the crib, mom, drop it like it's hot.

Drop it like it's hot.

Drop it like it's hot.

Try to get.

It.

You pocket like it's hot.

Pocket like it's hot.

Pocket like it's never get an attitude.

Pop it like it's hot.

Pop it like a child.

Pop it like a child.

Got the role of your mom in, porn shot done.

And I'm a little bit.

Because I got to go home.

Let me fix this real quick.

Wow.

Thank you so much to my community that has voted for me and put me here today.

But most importantly, I really have my sister Jacqueline to thank.

I don't just run my beauty business, I run multiple businesses.

But one of the biggest things that I have to thank today is being here in front of a community of artists and people that have true authenticity and really do work in and out every single day, hard seven days a week to promote themselves, to bring themselves to the highest vision of their business that they want to be succeed, succeeding.

And I am grateful for every person that took their time to vote for me and to put their time into me.

So thank you so much for this opportunity.

Thank you for this growth.

And thank you so much to Inner Star and Justin.

I am grateful.

I truly, truly live my life is what you make of it.

So each and every category here tonight has just amazing artists, amazing individuals.

So thank you so much for making me a part of this.

But I am thankful also to to be in a category of strong individuals, men and women of beauty.

Each and every one of you that were nominated tonight truly are beautiful in their own category and bring their own authenticity to the to the beauty world.

So keep doing you.

And thank you so much for this opportunity to win this award and to be recognized.

Divine Beauty by April is just the beginning, so stay tuned.

And hey, and oh oh you skg yeah.

Hey.

Okay guys, we have one more final performance and you don't want to miss this.

This woman is incredible.

So please put your hands together for just Tammy.

Tammy flowers on this.

Okay?

Justin, you.

Let me reintroduce myself.

My name is just Tammy.

And she is absolutely tall.

Right.

Yes.

It would be him to to alter the mic like this in front of you.

All right.

To show exactly how short I am.

Oh.

I pray, looking towards the sky.

I then begin to pray, asking you, dear Lord, why.

I submitting my request, hoping your response would be is is me your love?

Have mercy, Lord, my brother.

Home where below.

Bring him home.

Would you wash and clean and take the drugs away?

Bring him home so that he maybe say.

Maybe say is.

We also heard an embassy low rate of some.

We are down, down.

We turn him up right.

Over and remind him of your love.

Stop him from giving up.

I submit in my for you may bring you a response.

Will be is to receive your.

Lord.

Have mercy.

Love us.

Prayers for you home.

Bring him home with you.

Wash them clean and take your guns away.

Bring you home so that he may be safe.

You staying with me?

Oh Lord have mercy.

Lord, I pay you to know it.

Only you can do I know you.

I'm counting on you this season.

Fill with your love.

The neighbors I love it.

It's so hard for you to do with God.

Only you can say you know I trust the one who can save him through you.

Lord, enable it has nothing to do.

But the more you do it all for father, I'm calling.

All to say to you I know that you see it through.

You see him through it.

And nothing to hide for you.

Surprise, surprise.

Know what I'll.

Be?

I'll be blown.

No matter how others see you.

Just know you only I depend on God.

Don't give up.

His way there.

Right there, right there.

See, I know that this is a different type of song to sing for this.

If you bear with me for a moment.

But there are many obstacles that we go through.

Drugs is only one.

And if you can just allow me to be just Tammy for a moment.

I'm sorry.

I'm not here to be cute.

He was there.

All the time.

I'm.

He was there.

Oh, Lord.

Came up, waiting patiently in line.

He was there.

Other.

Oh, no.

It's, I'm.

See, sometimes we go through some things and we figure that God has given up on us.

But I came all the way stop by here from Hampton, Virginia, just to let you know he was there.

Oh, the time, He was there, just when you thought that you was by yourself all the time.

Waiting.

Waiting patiently.

He let, Ain he was there.

Oh, all the time.

He, Yes.

He was there.

I just want to let you know that he didn't give up on you.

000, the, Hey, just bear with me for a moment, because somebody here needs to hear this.

See, sometimes we can be in a crowded room, but still be alone.

There are times that we thought that we were going to lose our mind, but I just wanted to let you know.

Just a brief moment.

He was there.

All the time.

He was day.

Oh, oh the time.

Oh, he's waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting patiently in, in un he he was there.

Oh that's ehm he was there.

Oh no.

Oh.

Ehm.

We got one more round of applause of just Tammy.

At this moment I would like to introduce Miss April Riddick.

She is Allentown Commissioner.

Please come on out.

And Miss Cynthia mota, who is city council.

They told you that you couldn't do it cuz I was stuck in like them.

Bad girl.

Said you should get.

Your socks up.

But I got this plane and you might not understand.

I'ma go hard as a kid.

And I'm gonna be the boss.

Just watch me.

What an amazing night.

Wow.

My name is Cynthia Morton.

I am the vice president of Arlington City Council, and I'm here representing city council members.

And I have a few words for yourself.

I want to thank you for your hard work and dedication has made any start a staple of our community.

I am excited to be here and enjoy its continued growth.

Congratulations to all of the honorees and we have proclamations for you guys.

Yes.

They call go ahead.

They.

Hello everybody.

My name is Avery Riddick and I'm a Lehigh County Commissioner at large in this area.

I'm happy to be here.

And I know I'm still not just saying for a long time.

And so to see an historic come to life is very nice to be here, to present this to her.

I have proclamations from Lehigh County to present as well.

Come on.

Jane.

Jane, have.

If you're still in the building, are you still in the building?

Okay.

Next.

King.

More king, Mr.

King.

More.

Who?

Is here.

I am Taji.

Simpson.

Mr.

Simpson.

Yes.

He's so.

Cute.

So thank you.

So.

So, the next honoree is Juanita Renee.

If you still are in the building, come up.

Here.

This m. Juanita.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Is Mr.

Tony on the.

Larry?

I'm not really here.

Tony.

Tony.

I'm Ali.

Tony and alerting.

Are you still in the building?

This is amazing.

Yeah.

Okay, let's let's hurry this, Mr.

Notary.

Louis, are you still in the building?

Jamal Lewis and Julian.

Love that love.

Julie Bailey, are you in the building?

We have no problem saving this.

Patty.

Miss Patty Jackson, are you still in the building?

Jamal Lewis.

Go ahead.

Please.

Yes.

Okay.

We'll save this for you guys.

Thank you.

Everybody.

Thank you so much.

God bless.

And I know that this is a beautiful ward.

And we should not talk about politics.

But please don't forget November 4th.

Please go out and vote.

God bless.

It's we're entering on.

What she said is very vital right now.

We're at a crucial state in the United States where your vote is getting taken from you.

It is so important to retain the judges that we have.

It is so important to do what she's got to do and vote for you.

If not for yourself, for your babies, for the future, for their well-being.

Thank you.

Your vote, your voice, your voice, your vote.

You have your.

All right.

As we're bringing it home for the rest of the night, you guys, it was an amazing show.

Y'all feel good that you guys were sticking around?

Before we just say good night and thank you.

Just want to finish, just sending, you know, my final thank you to, my sponsors that I didn't get to finish earlier.

Lehigh Valley Public Media, PBS 39.

Anyone wants to come up and collect on their behalf?

Just thank you.

Hi, Eric.

Would you like to come with me?

I couldn't do it cause you're washed up like I'm back.

I said you should get your socks up, but I got this.

Great.

And you might not understand.

I'm.

Go.

Next up in linearized Christopher, our man.

Oh.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

PBS.

Christopher, our minnow.

All right.

Thank you so much, Christopher.

Next up, Tony Ortiz, the designer.

I know he's not here.

Thank you so much, Tony.

And community action development.

I know he's not here either, but thank you so much.

Mr.

Dan Baskin and I know Serena agency.

I called her earlier.

Thank you so much.

Again.

Siri agency and Astound Broadband.

Thank you so much, Astound Broadband for all your love and support.

And without further ado, my girl Tasha.

Thank you.

We did it.

And thank you guys so much for talking with us tonight.

We appreciate all of you.

Thank you to Mr.

Just Synth.

Hello everybody.

Can you give it up please.

Without her we wouldn't even be here tonight.

So thank you to all of our award winners, our nominees, our audience.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

Our sponsors, everyone that came out tonight.

If you had anything to do with, everything that we've done, we appreciate you so very much.

Please know that you can mingle here.

But we were at we will be at the Moxy next door for our afterparty, just to continue the celebration and to keep paying it forward.

Yes.

Good night.

Dream big, dream bold.

The dream.

And let's hit it.

Deejay.

We will.

We will rock you.

We will, we will rock you.

You you.