[8] The U.S. Department of Justice program Weed and Seed was instated when Salisbury was attending Garfield, and he witnessed families in his neighborhood lose their homes for possession of illegal drugs.
[9][10] This experience, which Salisbury viewed as unjust, had an impact on his sense of duty to his community and his desire to see the Central District thrive as a home for Seattle's Black residents.
Thus civilly engaged at 16 years old, Salisbury spoke to The Seattle Times in 1992 about his concerns over the impact of the program on the high school students and the city at large.
[13] His son, Omari "Omi" Salisbury, has traveled with his father for work, interned for Converge Media, and as of 2021 had been attending Loyola University of Chicago to study journalism.
[20] Salisbury also worked to help bring musical talent to the annual 20-city Serengeti Fiesta concert series in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 2000 to 2016.
[20] The goal of the show at this time was to help Converge's target demographic of "Black and urban audiences" in the Seattle metropolitan area through the upheaval of the outbreak.
[25] Salisbury was present during the July 4 protest on I-5 during which a car drove into the crowd, killing 23-year-old Summer Taylor and seriously injuring 32-year-old Diaz Love.
[28][29][1] For a closed door meeting with Mayor Jenny Durkan on June 26, 2020, he was the only journalist allowed inside and he briefed other local news outlets outside the building afterward.
[31] His suggestion on the radio show was that the council speak to more every day Black citizens, including to parents and children of Seattle Public Schools about the community's problems and needs.
Due to most of Salisbury's live-streaming being done from his recognizable red iPhone, the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) expressed interest in placing the phone in an exhibit.
KOMO news reported that museum officials said "MOHAI considers Omari’s phone to be an important object and would like to see it preserved and shared with the public.