In 2016, when Philando Castile was fatally shot by a St. Anthony police officer during a traffic stop, Jazz Hampton, Andre Creighton, and Mychal Frelix began looking for solutions to the dangers of driving while Black. In 2022 the trio launched TurnSignl, a subscription app that provides drivers with around-the-clock access to on-call attorneys, and it has quickly gained traction. Minneapolis-based TurnSignl operates in Minnesota and eight other states right now, but by the end of 2023, Hampton says the app will be in all 50. The company is also working to integrate its technology into more than a single app; eventually, leadership aims to have the functionality built into the vehicle. Hampton is also working to integrate it into other platforms such as navigation applications.

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