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Just one year after launching Glizzy Street with a single bacon-wrapped hot dog cart and a $400 investment, 16-year-old twin brothers Chazz and Chaze Clemons are already thinking about what’s next. The Long Beach entrepreneurs, whose business has amassed more than 450,000 social media followers by documenting their journey, recently celebrated Glizzy Street’s first anniversary with a community giveaway in partnership with Raising Cane’s and the City of Long Beach. But for the brothers, the milestone isn’t just about looking back on their first year in business; it’s also about preparing for the next phase of growth. “We want to actually scale, expand the team,” Chaze Clemons said. Chazz Clemons said the business spent its first year learning the fundamentals. Photo Credit: Courtesy Photo Provided “Year 1 was just about learning the business, how to cook the hot dog, building the SOPs,” he said. “But year two is taking it further, start scaling. We want to be all over California and...
When audiences head to theaters for Toy Story 5 on June 19, they’ll see Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, and a new generation of toys navigating a world increasingly shaped by technology . Helping bring those characters to life is Donald Brooks, a Philadelphia and New Castle, DE native whose own journey to Pixar reflects the power of creativity, persistence, and continuous learning. Brooks joined Pixar as an intern in 2021 after earning a BFA in Animation from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Today, he’s an animator on Toy Story 5 , contributing to one of the most anticipated animated films of the year. “My contribution to Toy Story 5 was as an animator,” Brooks told AFROTECH™ Culture. “I animated characters such as Woody, Jessie, Buzz, and Lilypad. I shape their performances and how they express on screen.” While the film explores the growing role technology plays in everyday life, Brooks says the heart of animation—and storytelling itself—will always belong to people....
