Shayna Haynes Heard, founder of Reaching Beyond Bias and the "Reachin'" Podcast, is a creative with a love of poetry, music, and performance art. Shayna is currently pursuing a career in DEI and is passionate about justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Her passion for poetry and performance art underlies her work with Pass the Mic GR, which hosts monthly artist showcases and open mics. She is also working with Grand Stand Pictures to create a documentary film based on the book "A City Within A City: the Black Freedom Struggle in Grand Rapids, Michigan" by Todd E. Robinson. In partnership with Grand Rapids Media Initiative and Film Incubator, Shayna hopes to empower BIPOC residents in the city to tell their own stories and to increase access to training and resources.