The public record

On the record, in public.

Two proclamations, the press coverage, and the documents behind the night. Everything here is public and quotable. Media inquiries: katoya@toyboxconsulting.net.

  • Converge MediaCovered the event on camera and hosted Katoya live on the show ahead of it. Deaunte Dampier plugged the event on his Converge show, We Live in Color.Golden Hour Unboxed: Cultivating Black Entrepreneurship in Bellevue — Converge MediaGolden Hour Unboxed: Cultivating Black Entrepreneurship in BellevueWatch the recap on Converge Media →▶Facebook · Converge MediaConverge Media’s reel from the nightClick to play. Nothing loads from Facebook until you do.
  • Primo’s BellevueOur caterer put the night on their own channels — carts of dim sum moving through the garden.▶Facebook · Primo’s BellevueGolden Hour Unboxed, from the catering sideClick to play. Nothing loads from Facebook until you do.
  • Northwest NewsradioHost Aaron Wright interviewed Katoya on air Saturday, August 22, 2026 — the day before the event. A listener heard it in the car, found the event, and wrote to us afterward.
  • King CountyProclamation declaring August 2026 Black Business Month and recognizing Black Entrepreneurship on the Eastside, signed by Executive Girmay Zahilay. Read the proclamation →
  • City of BellevueProclamation declaring August 2026 Black Business Month, conferred at Bellevue City Council on August 4, 2026. City events listing →
  • Bellevue ChamberFeatured in eight Member News editions, June 10 – July 29, and the lead item the week of August 10.
  • Press releaseGolden Hour Unboxed 2026 press release →
  • The buildSixteen-post TikTok series on what it took to produce a first-year event on a City grant. Watch the series →
  • UpdatesEvery update we posted in the run-up →