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As of certain activities and events relations and we just an extremely eager The list can honestly go on may be a little and naive college 3. You are treated as if you are and on but I believe that sensitive but who student I began incapable of carrying out tasks one’s discernment can truly w o u l d n ’ t b e ? O u r working as a part this that your experience and let them know whether or not ancestors were major company that I degrees more than qualify you they are being discriminated oppressed for over will not name for my for against. 200 years by the own personal reasons. By Jazmine Rogers people that posses Of course, I was the NEWYORKTREND nyc the most power in this only black girl in the Catalogued and displayed in U.S. Library of Congress. country and then once department and let me New York Trend welcomes letters to the editor. we were freed we just say that I never 14 Bond Street, Suite 176, Great Neck, N.Y. 11021 Tel. 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Being diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C was quite a shock. Since singing is my life, I decided to take action. I met with my doctors and we talked about my options. Now I’m back on stage and using my voice to help spread the word — if you have chronic hepatitis C, doing nothing is not an option. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO WWW.TUNEINTOHEPC.COM Copyright © 2011 Schering Corporation, a subsidiary of Merck & Co, Inc. All rights reserved. INFC-1008703-0001 09/11 BUSINESS Jazmine Talks Purpose with Gospel Music Industry Exec Tracy Williamson By Jazmine Rogers Often times in the entertainment started in 2008 and it’s a mentoring industry the public is only able to see program and we have different the artist, the music and the image that programs such as theater where is before them never truly realizing how the children put on plays and much hard work or how many musicals. Some of the plays have dedicated team members are behind actually been featured on MTV and them helping them to be the fabulous featured on Associated Press. entertainer that sashays across award Lastly, two or three times a month I show stages or delivers heartfelt do a video blog on Youtube with a performances. worship ministry I have called Tracy Williamson is a hard working Private Appointment with God career woman that knows more than a where I just encourage people to little about what goes behind the walk into their destiny through the production of Gospel artists. Over the Word of God and the things that years she has worn several hats in the God has to say to us and about our industry from Marketing, A&R and lives. Label Director of Tyscot Records, songwriter, producer and has even What inspired the Imagine Youth launched her own Gospel marketing Program? agency, Tre7 Inc which currently represents artists such as Brian Well, years ago it was told to me Reeves & Heart After God, Tyscot that I had a gift for talking to Records, The Chicago Mass Choir and children and I believe it came from Kevon Carter just to name a few. As a different people watching how the songwriter and producer she has youth responded to me. They were worked with artists such as Shirley drawn to me in different ways, you Murdock, The Rance Allen Group, know the encouragement that I DeAndre Patterson, Bishop Leonard would give them. It was something and the list goes on. that I kind of ran from but at some Over the last year I was blessed point I just realized that was one of enough to work with Tracy on several my assignments in life. It really projects and I can truly say I am happy came down to me accepting the that God allowed us to cross paths. call to help the youth through Tracy took time out of her super hectic mentoring and encouraging them schedule to chat with us about some of to as well walk into their destiny. At the projects that she is currently Imagine Youth we say that if you working on as well as God-ordained can imagine it then it is possible. purpose and what it means to her. So it really came from me watching Define Tracy Williamson and who the different interactions that I’ve she is. had with the youth and stepping out, putting those gifts to use as far Good Question! Tracy Williamson is a as helping youth in the community. passionate and faith-driven woman who follows God and is lead by his What’s in the future for Tracy instructions. Williamson? It has been said that you know that I will continue my work with Tre7, I your purpose is to help others see will continue working in the music their destiny in God. How and when industry with different clients and The advice that I would give is to You’re a woman that wear many was this revealed to you? also I want to progress with the really think about the things you like hats. Can you explain the current ministry side as far as getting the to do on a daily basis, think about the projects and endeavors that you Well, I guess I can say this was Word out to people as far as what things that you talk about the most are working on? revealed to me when I was about 12 or God is saying about stepping out when you have conversations with 13 years old. Not necessarily saying into their destiny and walking in your friends and your family Well, I have quite a few things going back then I knew I would help people their calling and really hearing God members, or just general on in three different areas. One to see their destiny in God but I would and knowing that it is Him. So just conversations, things that seem to being music. I have worked in the definitely say that I possessed the gift keeping up with Tre7, Imagine come up all the time, when you’re music industry for over 12 years as a of bringing the best out of people at an Youth Programs.