Rising from the bottom of the AME Church to the top is the meaningful testimony of the Rt. Rev. T. Larry Kirkland. In 1977, the Rt. Rev. H.H. Brookins brought him from Mississippi to head the newly organized Brookins Community AME Church. This congregation had no members, so those from other AME churches attended the services.

Toushonta Hogan never really took her creative abilities seriously. Then she graduated from Cal State University Northridge (CSUN) in 2007 with a degree in business administration and an emphasis on marketing and human resource.