Meet Terrace Brigman | Entrepreneur

We had the good fortune of connecting with Terrace Brigman and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Terrace, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
For my senior graphic design capstone in college, we were tasked with finding a problem in the world that we would like to resolve. I chose to highlight how African Americans are mainly effected by police brutality and the importance of ending it. Ideally any person would think that their skill set is better than the rest, but realistically I knew that there were classmates much more gifted than me artistically. Nonetheless, my call to action was so powerful that I won the Best in Show Award. A few year later, I turned this project into a brand, in efforts to not only just end police brutality, but all systemic racism. I donate a portion of each purchase to a charity by the name of Campaign Zero. This Charity uses funds to support the analysis of policing practices across the country, research to identify effective solutions to end police violence, technical assistance to organizers leading police accountability campaigns and the development of model legislation and advocacy to end police violence nationwide. The truth demands a voice, and since change is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it will be demanded by the oppressed.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I’ve been an artist for as long as I can remember. I was one of the rare students who actually enjoyed art class in grade school. My most proud moment is receiving my Bachelors of Arts Degree in Graphic Design. There were many nights where I thought to myself that school just wasn’t for me, but I kept the end goal in mind and pushed through. My favorite bible scripture is Luke 12:48: to whom much is given much is tested. I live by this and it still pushes me to be great. I want the world to know that my brand will continue to maintain awareness on systemic racism in efforts to end our unconstitutional past.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I would make plans to go to a Charlotte Hornets Basketball game or a Carolina Panthers game depending on which sport is in season. There are several great black owned restaurants in Charlotte NC, like Lulu’s Maryland Style Chicken and Seafood. Krustaceans Seafood is also another good restaurant where we will eat some great food. We can enjoy good drinks and music in the night life of Uptown Charlotte and surrounding areas of the city.

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I would like to shoutout a book titled ‘The Color of Law’ by Richard Rothstein. This book is a groundbreaking investigation into how the U.S. governments in the twentieth century deliberately imposed racial segregation on metropolitan areas nationwide. It describes how federal, state, and local governments systematically imposed residential segregation: with undisguised racial zoning, public housing that purposefully severed previously mixed communities, subsides for builders to create whites-only suburbs, tax exemptions for prejudiced institutions, and support for violent resistance to African Americans in white neighborhoods. Things like this still occur today and my brand not only maintains awareness, but fights to help put an end to these standards.

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