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02.23.2021 6 minute read

Augusta Savage: Art, Activism, and Blackness in the Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s was an incredible and inspiring time in American history, where brilliant Black…

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02.02.2021 6 minute read

Kara Walker: Taking on Sordid Historical Narratives through Striking Silhouettes

What makes a powerful piece of art? Is it purely aesthetic? Is it the technical skill and precision that goes…

A Day in the Life of Creative Circler: Daniel Nolen
01.11.2021 13 minute read

A Day in the Life of Creative Circler: Daniel Nolen

Brooklyn-based Graphic Designer and Branding Maven What do you do professionally? I call myself a graphic designer. I do it…

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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…