On a recent shopping excursion to the mall, Will Conley Nia's father found himself in a helpless situation. He had promised to surprise his daughter Nia with a new home video for her collection. Returning home empty handed because he could not find anything appropriate on the market, Will dreaded giving his young daughter the disappointing news. Upon hearing it however, the young Nia asked her father if she could just make her own video, something for her and her friends to watch. And hence, Juviez was born! The brainchild of Nia Conley, in conjunction with her father, Will Conley, CEO of CONKidz and Visionary Entertainment, a home media production company targeting the African American market, Juviez is an upbeat animated series about a group of gifted urban kids growing up in the inner city.

Daily life lessons are revealed to Ray, the main character, an eight year old artistic prodigy, his little brother Manny, and his friends and classmates from his gifted class, including Junie, Alexia, JoJo and Meka. All the characters are between six and eight years old, African American or Hispanic, and gifted artistically or intellectually.

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"It's amazing the brilliance behind our young minds today" expresses Will. "Juviez is truly Nia's creation. The humor, insight and creativity of the characters all spawn from her! Juviez is especially refreshing in that we are able to reveal the strength and beauty of our children, no matter where they may live, or what neighborhood they are from."

Fearlessly living and enjoying the adventures of day to day living and learning in their community, Juviez is indeed a world by kids and for kids. Everything is through their eyes, with adults seen only when necessary. Topics range from social issues to personal introspection, with an uplifting infusion of hip hop, contemporary jazz and R&B music scoring their escapades.

"The Rugrats are my favorite cartoon. But now I'm happy to have my very own Juviez with characters who look like and remind me of all my friends," offers Nia.