In August 2022, 18-year-old dancer Jemiah Swinney, a senior at the New Manchester High School in Douglasville, GA, made an on-camera declaration of her “Biggest Dream” during the kick-off of the Southern Black Girls’ inaugural Joy is Our Journey Dream Bus Tour in Atlanta. Pete & Thomas Foundation, Southern Black Girls and Women's Consortium, and Roc Nation immediately got to work to make Jemiah’s dream come true. In January 2023, Jemiah received a surprise phone call from Megan Thee Stallion congratulating her with the exciting news that she would be dancing in Rihanna's 2023 Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show in Phoenix, Arizona and the rest is HERstory! Pete & Thomas Foundation was a lead community partner with the Southern Black Girls on the bus tour.
