B7UE LOTUS MEDIA

08/29/2026

🎨 WE’RE LOOKING FOR 15 YOUNG ARTISTS IN DECATUR!

B7UE Lotus Media is opening 15 spots for our 8-Week Healing Arts Program, led by Decatur artist Antonio Burton —also known as Toni Picasso of ALB Artwork.

Antonio’s work can be seen throughout the community, including his newest Advocate mural at Webster-Cantrell Youth Advocacy. His art celebrates community, connection and what it means to use your voice so others feel seen, heard and supported.

Now, 15 young artists will have the opportunity to work directly with him—completing creative projects, sharpening their skills and learning how art can turn real experiences into something powerful.

You don’t have to be a finished artist. Bring your creativity, your story and your willingness to grow.

Participation is fully covered. Only 15 spots are available.

DM us “HEALING ARTS” for details.

CREATE • EXPRESS • HEAL • GROW

INFORM • IMPACT • EMPOWER • INFLUENCE

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08/27/2026

This is what building B7UE looks like. 💙

Not just programs. Not just content. Real opportunities, real mentorship, and real creative pathways being built right here in Decatur.

The numbers tell part of the story—but the young people redirected, the artists elevated, the talent discovered, and the confidence built tell the rest.

This is the B7UE Community. Built from the ground up, growing with purpose, and still just getting started. 🪷

INFORM • IMPACT • EMPOWER • INFLUENCE
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08/25/2026

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Enough lives lost. Enough families grieving. Enough violence.

On August 28 at 5 PM, we’re coming together to honor those we’ve lost, stand with impacted families, and make it clear: our community deserves peace.

Join Sista Girls & Friends for the Peace Walk & Community Rally at Downtown Central Park.

Walk with us. Stand with us. Be part of the change.

Register at https://www.sistagirlsandfriend.org/event-details/peace-walk-community-rally

08/24/2026

Some young people already have it — the personality, the energy, the story, the way they can walk into a room and make people listen. They just need somewhere to put it.

That’s what Decatur Influencers is for.

We’re choosing 15 youth from Decatur for an 8-week experience where they’ll learn how to take their ideas and real-life experiences and turn them into content — streaming, interviewing, filming, editing, storytelling, branding and more.

And we’re not just looking for the “perfect student.”

We want the outspoken ones. The creative ones. The ones always making videos. The athlete with a story nobody knows. The student who has been through something. The one everybody says should have a podcast. Even the quiet one who might have something powerful to say once somebody gives them the space.

Parents: if you immediately thought about your child while reading this, reach out.

Teachers, counselors, coaches & schools: if there’s a young person who came to mind, send them our way.

There are only 15 spots, and we want the right 15.

Inbox B7UE LOTUS MEDIA
or
email [email protected]

for information on getting involved.

Decatur has stories worth hearing. We’re putting the cameras in the hands of the youth who lived them.

08/21/2026

Stay tuned in! Big updates coming soon!

08/18/2026

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