Adobe Day 2025 Helps Stars Express Themselves

In a break-out session, True Star participants create a design concept using Adobe Express. Every summer, after a season filled with content creation and skill-building, we gather together to head downtown to the Adobe office for what we affectionately call Adobe Day....

True Star’s Chi Town Hall: Where Chicago Youth Lead the Conversation

True Star Media recently hosted Chi Town Hall, a youth event that brought out over 200 teens and young adults to discuss local topics that concerned them. / Photos by Trig Adams True Star Media recently held a youth town hall event, Chi Town Hall, at Columbia College,...

True Star Welcomes Kam Buckner and Ebony D. Howard to Headquarters

True Star Co-founders DeAnna Sherman and Na-Tae’ Thompson never turn down a chance to brag about the outstanding work produced by the young content creators of True Star Media. This September, Sherman and Thompson had the pleasure of welcoming Illinois State...

True Star Media Featured in South Side Weekly

When you walk into the True Star Foundation’s office you might think you’re walking into just another after school program for teenagers. As you get closer, you’ll hear the teens laughing, talking amongst themselves, and may think this is pretty standard for an after...