Carla McGrath
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With an election year in 2019, it's deadly to know that there are mob in positions to hold the Government accountable for their actions.
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Felicia Foxx
Felicia Foxx from Sydney, NSW (Joseph Mayers) Source: Joseph Mayers
Ms Foxx told NITV that she will again be leading the First Nations Float at the Mardi Gras, this time wearing a custom-madeCarnivalee inspired black, yellow and red outfit. She has organised, and will be hosting, an after party with Klub Koori (Koori Radio) and ACON Aboriginal Projects for mob which includes a special Sapphires Tribute Production. Felicia hopes it will be a deadly night for mob to "not only support us but to celebrate the world for being the weird, wild and wonderful place that it is."
She will also be launching a new project this year, Deadly Black Duo with JOJO ZAHO to showcase diversity in the drag scene.
In 2019 she will continue her weekday radio show on Koori Radio (3pm-5pm) to highlight what is happening in the queer Aboriginal community, with a focus on queer black drag.
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Tasman Keith
Tasman Keith. (Facebook/Tasman Keith) Source: Facebook/Tasman Keith
With over half of the EP's tracks songs getting attention on triple j airwaves, Tasman also had two songs in the Spotify Top 50 All Aussie Hip Hop Playlist, which he was also on the cover of.
Along with the release of his EP, Tasman performed a number of shows as a solo act and also collaborating with other artists like A.B Original, Briggs, Nooky, Birdz, Caiti Baker, and most recently, he was a support act for American Hip Hop giant Royce Da 5'9.
Tasman told NITV that this year we can expect "definitely more singles and another tour very early in the year."
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KAIIT
Kaiit. (Facebook/Kaiit) Source: Facebook/Kaiit
Kaiit is a proud Gunditjmara and Torres Strait Islander on her mother's side and Papua New Guinean on her father's. She draws inspiration from Lauren Hill, Amy Winehouse and SZA, with these influences being evident in her own soulful RnB music.
At the age of 20, Kaiit was named in the Red Bull Music's best rappers under-25 lists after releasing her debut album 'Live From Her Room'; an record where she expresses her personal experiences and advocates being comfortable in your own skin.
In 2019 Kaiit is set to entertain audiences with multiple performances throughout the year with festivals such as WOMADelaide and Zoo Twighlights, as well as supporting Aloe Blacc.
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Alice Skye
Alice Skye. (Facebook/Alice Skye) Source: Facebook/Alice Skye
The 22-year-old singer-songwriter whose songs sparkle with sensitivity and maturity, released her debut album 'Friends with Feelings' last year.
Influenced by the likes of Missy Higgins and Regina Spektor, Alice took out the International Women's Day First Peoples Emerging Artist Award for 2018, as well as a finalist at the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs).
Alice has a number of performances in the coming months including Day on the Green, Zoo Twilights and the Grampians Music Festival.
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Keenan Mundine
Keenan Mundine remembers his past at The Block in Redfern. Source: NITV
After spending 15 years in and out of the criminal justice system and experiencing, first-hand, the many problems which maintain the high numbers of Indigenous detainees, Keenan strived to become a youth worker for at-risk youth.
He started , an organisation which raises awareness of the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system and provides advice and culturally competent programs to improve outcomes for vulnerable Aboriginal people and their families.
Keenan has been an advocate for raising the age of criminal responsibility from 10 years to 14 years and in July last year, he gave a speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on this issue in Australia.
In 2019 he will continue work toward breaking the cycle of incarceration for Aboriginal people and focus on his more recent Street Smart project, organising sport and activities for youth in Inner City Sydney on weekends.
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Caitlin Moran
Caitlin Moran excited about new NRL All-Star jerseys. (AAP) Source: AAP
Sidelined by her injury, she was able to demonstrate her off-field skills, as a host for NITV at the Koori Knockout in Dubbo.
Hopefully, this year will see her bounce back from after recovery and see her on the field, as well as exercise her presenting abilities on-camera.
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Mojo Juju
Mojo Juju Source: Facebook/Mojo Juju
She has been a part of the Australian music scene for over a decade now, but with the release of last year's album, and winning triple j's J-Award for Music Video of the Year, with a suite of multiple ARIA nominations, she made her mark in 2018.
After the summer festival circuit, Mojo says that she is hoping to record and release something new later in the year.
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Baykali Ganambarr
Baykali Ganambarr receives the 'Marcello Mastroianni' Award for Best New Young Actor from Naomi Watts. (Aurore Marechal/ABACA) Source: ABACA
However, this year everything changed when his talents went to the big screen. Ganambarr was cast in Jennifer Kent's (The Babadook) film, 'The Nightingale'.
In September, Baykali received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Talent in Venice. With no professional acting training, Baykali humbly accepted the award, thanking the director, producer and his family.
He was also the recipient of the Male Actor of the Year at the National Dreamtime Awards 2018. Whether breakdancing on social media or feature film acting, Baykali is surely one deadly fulla to keep on in 2019.
