Reginal “Reggie” Payne was an intern and creative director at YMG. Reggie is not only a journalist but also a student who performs in the visual arts using drawing, painting and photography and in the performing arts as a musician. He is a student at the University of the District of Columbia where he is majoring in music. He also fronts “A Band Called Lynx,” a trio of young, black DMV (D.C., Maryland and Virginia) musicians that is not only a band but a “movement.” He was one of the founding members of YMG and said he “gets his points across with creativity, logic and satirical humor.”

 

Reggie’s work:

•  Music and art is a natural medicine to the 'mind and soul' of teen (Published in USA Today), 

• Whether it's art and music therapy or art and music as therapy, it calms traumatized teens (Published in USA Today)