Artist
Entrepreneur
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Lewis McCaleb, also known as Lewiee Blaze, is a musical artist, entrepreneur and community educator born and raised in the Twin Cites, Minnesota.
Blaze started rapping at just 5 years old and by age 15 he began releasing songs online. Blaze writes about his life's challenges, achievements, dreams and creating a better world. At 19, Blaze started to expand his network outside of Minnesota and began to travel the U.S. to connect with big names and advocates in the music, arts and entertainment industry. Local community means a lot to Blaze. At any given time he is helping communities in the Twin Cities through volunteer and education efforts. He co-founded youth-led community organization, N4, (New Mindsets, New Media, New Leaders, and New Narratives). N4 utilizes artistry as activism to combat social stigmas while providing healing and transformation to society. Learn more about N4 here. Today at age 22, Blaze has become known leader in the Twin Cities for his music and community work. He continues to spread his message of compassion, love and equality to the world by any means necessary. |
Community Work
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Deeper Learning Conference 2016
High Tech High - San Diego, CA Lewiee was selected to give a keynote speech on the importance of project based learning. Win Back The Community 2016 Lewiee worked alongside Leslie Redmond, President of the NAACP, Minneapolis Chapter and St. Thomas University Graduate. Together Lewiee and Leslie curated a series of Back 2 School Events, providing free hair cuts, music performances, black business support, and free food for the community of the Northside of Minneapolis. These events took place at the Shiloh Temple, a prominent church in the heart of the Northside. They also hosted a cleaning for change initiative founded by James-Badue El and picked up waste on the Northside promoting the importance of a healthy environment. Hip Hop High At Harvard 2017 Harvard University - Cambridge, Massachusetts Lewiee was hired to facilitate a creative design workshop with students and staff of Harvard as well as youth and parents of the local Cambridge community. The Saint Paul Youth Village Project May 2017- May 2018 Mentored by T.C. Ellis, and Tony Simmons, curators of High School For Recording Arts, Lewiee participated in The Saint Paul Youth Village Project. A phase that consisted of strategic planning, brand development, and leadership. The goal was to fund a youth impact hub center with dormitory like rooms for the homeless youth in the city of Saint Paul. Lewiee organized a group of individuals and presented a series of community events to raise awareness about society health, dealing with teen homelessness, gun-violence, and political knowledge. New Narrative Project May 2018 - April 2019 The New Narrative Project unlocks the story of incarcerated youth while developing their leadership abilities and connecting them with inventive opportunities. As a project manager, Lewiee was focused on changing the narrative of black men by disassembling racial stigmas and stereotypes. This project was funded through a Racial Disparity grant from the Nation Kellogg’s Foundation. The Smart Justice Campaign The American Civil Liberties Union 2018 Lewiee worked as an ACLU ambassador utilizing his network to distribute 3,000 pieces of voting education literature to boost voting numbers in low turnout areas in the Twin Cities. Irreducible Grace Foundation August 2018 - April 2019 Irreducible Grace Foundation is a Nonprofit that empowers the voice of youth of color, especially those coming from foster care. Lewiee worked as a Gold Team Member to facilitate workshops to over 6,000 people at schools, universities, and at events. Lewiee provided education on artistic creation, healing self-care practices and performed spoken word. MN Comeback (Current) Lewiee is currently part of a group that seeks to rive education equity and empower underserved families with additional school performance information, enhancing Minneapolis School Finder, and developing a broader range of resources and tools. They keep the families involved in the process and hold leaders in education accountable for what they do. |
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Humanize My Hoodie
Spoken Word
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