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11.30.2020 10 minute read

Preston Bark – Illustrator, Tattoo Artist, and Member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Original artwork, Preston Bark Cherokee culture weaves its way into the work of Preston Bark — from intricate tribal basket…

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11.02.2020 14 minute read

A Day in the Life of Dr. Antonette Whitehead

You might have imagined that at this point, there is more robust diversity in medicine, but the old truth that…

Jose Marti
10.15.2020 5 minute read

José Martí: Revolutionary, Writer, Martyr

José Martí is commonly thought of as the patron saint of Cuba. He is almost a deity, the most universally…

Shirley Chisholm: Unbought and Unbossed
10.06.2020 6 minute read

Shirley Chisholm: Unbought and Unbossed

Shirley Chisholm personifies the triumph of the marginalized becoming center stage in the American political story. The first African American…

Dolores Huerta
10.06.2020 5 minute read

Dolores Huerta: Legendary Labor Activist

Backbreaking labor under an unforgiving sun, sleeping in dirt-floor shacks, dozens of men to a room, all for below-poverty wages…

Rigoberta Menchu
10.01.2020 5 minute read

Rigoberta Menchú: Indigenous Activist and Feminist

Illustration by Creative Circle candidate Jose Mora. Indigenous rights can be a touchy subject for American* colonizers. Looking back at…

Remedios Varo
09.18.2020 7 minute read

Remedios Varo: The Surrealist Magic Maker Inspiring Witches, Academics, and Madonna

A visionary Surrealist, Remedios Varo’s fantastical paintings of androgynous creatures engaged in alchemy, magic, and the occult arts continue to…