JA Expressed

is an audio and video production studio located in The TriMain Building right on Buffalo’s Main St. She partnered with her husband and they also do music and spoken word videos, photography, commercials, weddings, websites and more. JA’s vision is to make it a one-stop-shop for artists small businesses, churches and other organizations, to help them achieve their marketing or a higher level of self-expression. More information about Expressed Entertainment can be found on our website at www.ExpressedEntertainment.com. She is also Founder and Executive Director of The EXE Jr. Youth Program. It’s mission is to “Help inner-city youth discover, develop and display their talents” through a cooperative multi-media program. EXE Jr. teaches incoming 7-12th grade students an introduction to audio and video production, graphic design and photography, creative writing and spoken word. More information on this program can be found at www.EXE Jr.com.In addition to these two entities that she runs with her husband, JA also puts together The Annual “The Sistas” which draws a great crowd every year. This celebration honors African American women doing amazing things to better our community as a whole. The Sistas “Holding Us Down, While Lifting Us Up” Award is given to several women every year at this event that has live music and vocalist, Spoken Word, comedy, great food, vendors and raffles to raise funds the EXE Jr. Youth Program.. More information on this and how you can nominate a “Sista” for this award, you can visit www.thesistas.com. Finally, JA has co-written both a fairytale story with her, then, 4th grade princess. The book is entitled “Princess Joy” and can be purchased on Amazon.com. She also wrote and directed a film that we are putting final touches on. It received The Audience and Most Promising New Filmaker at The Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival. She also has released two Spoken Word CD earlier called “Innermost Poetics” and the second was entitled “Simple Complexity” Some tracks from these two CD’s can be found on her. Currently she is working on a new book and Spoken Word CD. And will begin production on The Mr. & Mrs. Podcast in September with husband and co-anchor, Marvin R. Askew II. Positive reative self-expression is very important to JA. So, she continues to promote this concept to both students and adult alike. We have to watch ahah beth websites for new tracks and videos from JA. Diagnosed with Systemic Lupus and End Stage Renal Failure in 2006, JA continues to use her written works to make things a little brighter and clearer for others. She has written about her experiences dealing with this non-curable, chronic disease is like. Hoping to make a difference in the lives of other patients, she continues to share her story.