By Ann Crewdson

Special to the Reporter

After 36 days on the road, Seattle-based Afropunk and alt-rock band King Youngblood brought its high-energy performance to the Mercer Island Library on Nov. 15.

The band’s Saturday evening visit blended music with mission: lead singer Cameron Lavi-Jones and manager Lara Lavi opened the event with a panel to address the more than 60 attendees from across King County. The duo shared resources and personal insights and invited attendees to explore their nonprofit, Hold Your Crown, which focuses on dismantling stigma around and raising awareness for youth mental health. Both trained through the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and are passionate about the power of music, sharing mental health journeys and healing, which is the core of Hold Y

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