Lachi

Lachi is a globally touring recording artist, award winning social entrepreneur, GRAMMYs Chapter Board Governor, and host of PBS’ American Masters series ‘Renegades’. Born legally blind, Lachi's U.N.-recognized organization RAMPD (Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities) has collaborated on disability-inclusive solutions with the GRAMMYs, Netflix, Tidal, SONY Pictures Entertainment and more to amplify disability inclusion, culture and accessible spaces. Her recent song Life Me Up in homage to Judy Heumann peaked at #29 on U.S. Adult Contemporary radio, with airplay on MTV.com and BETSoul. Named a USA Today Woman of the Year, a “new champion in advocacy” by Billboard, and "a foot soldier for Disability Pride'' by Forbes, her cultural activism has landed her spots on national ads and TEDx stages, discussions with the White House, BBC, Good Morning America and the New York Times, and her bejeweled glam canes have popped up everywhere from New York Fashion Week to major LA movie premieres.