Creative and Equal Opportunities Incorporated

09/01/2026

As we celebrate Trinidad and Tobago's 64th year of Independence ✊🏾🇹🇹👏🏾🙌🏾 - let's look to our colleague and Community Partner & Key Contributor🎬

Artistic director Thomas Talawa Prestø
Thomas Presto to share insights about a long-standing issue, as it pertains to Financial Literacy in the fine arts and understanding the implementation of 🪙Fair and Equitable Wages for performers.

Learn why he says this is global 🌍concern that needs our attention and advocacy. 🎙

Enjoy this clip🎥 but - watch his FULL segment in our
Short Film entitled "It's LIT!"
Now Streaming on YouTube Free🙌🏾

09/01/2026

As we celebrate Trinidad and Tobago's 64th year of Independence ✊🏾🇹🇹👏🏾🙌🏾 - let's look to our colleague and Community Partner & Key Contributor🎬

Artistic director Thomas Talawa Prestø
Thomas Presto to share insights about a long-standing issue, the state of our Creative Economy as it pertains to Fair and Equitable Wages for performers.

Learn why he says this is global concern that needs our attention and advocacy. And why he is now afraid to speak up.🎙

Enjoy this clip🎥 watch the FULL segment in our
Short Film entitled "It's LIT!"
Now Streaming on YouTube

08/27/2026

Talk about

Singer Chris Brown’s former housekeeper, Maria Avila, can collect portions of his royalties and tour income toward a $13 million judgment, a Los Angeles judge ruled.

Avila won the judgment after a jury found Brown liable for a 2020 dog attack at his home.

Brown objected to her request for his concert earnings, including income from his tour with singer Usher, but the judge granted Avila’s request for payment.

08/26/2026

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08/25/2026

Join Us👉🏾 Teaching Artists MidAtlantic

If I had a dollar for the many times someone asked me - so, what do you do? I'd be rolling in dough 💰🪙at the core of who I am... yes I do many things 🙌🏾

~ but at my core, I am an Educator.

Incredibly grounding to be surrounded by other Teaching Artists at the Teaching Artists of the Mid-Atlantic Expo this past weekend.

A little different than your average we are the ones who inspire, ignite the fire, and bring color to your world of Black & White through edu-tainment.

08/21/2026

Thank you for sharing Melanie Fiona x Rolling Out
📣
Creative Economy please hear this loud and clear🎙
If you're aspiring to reach the top know that being SEEN comes with a cost and not the other way around.
🪜
The higher you climb 💯
Thank You for blowing the WHISTLE👏🏾

08/18/2026

Teaching Artists are often the Backbone of our communities, classrooms and county townhalls seeking to make change to arts education policy - advocating not just to be seen but to be heard. 📣

August 22, 2026
Teaching Artists MidAtlantic
opens the doors @ hyattsville library for you to coem and meet with us.

Register Online to Attend for Free