| About the 2025 award: $50,000 to support the Multimedia Dojo, a media literacy and digital storytelling project serving Black artists in Pittsburgh. |
Idasa Tariq aka SoulMan IT, is a Pittsburgh-based multimedia operator, creative director, Hip Hop teaching artist and community storyteller. In 2024, SoulMan started his own multimedia business, Fresh Air Flavor, and this year is launching the Multimedia Dojo. This Multimedia Dojo will feature community-centered media training and artist support programming that increases access to digital storytelling, media literacy and production resources for Black artists and youth. The first artist cohort will begin in fall 2026.