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Tyrone Lockhart says that growing up in a moderately rough area of Louisville's
West End could have been a liability for him, but he chose to overcome his
circumstances.
He says that as a child, his mother continually encouraged him to educate himself through reading, a practice he still engages in every day.
In fact, he has made a career of it as editor-in-chief of Louisville Urban Voice, a free community urban magazine that Lockhart hopes appeals to people "in all walks of life."
Lockhart began publishing LUV in 1996 as a two-page college newsletter geared to African-Americans. At the time, he was a student at the University of Louisville.
By 1998, the publication had grown into a full-size magazine, and Lockhart began distribution to the community at large.
It also became a full-time job for Lockhart, and he left U of L 91 hours into a bachelor's degree in English.
The magazine currently has an estimated readership of 30,000, and it adopted a four-color glossy cover in July. It is published every two months.
The magazine uses numerous contributing writers, whose quality Lockhart describes as "phenomenal," and it has a marketing...