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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…

illustration of georgia okeeffe
08.13.2020 6 minute read

Georgia O’Keeffe: A Dedicated Visionary

As many of us spend more of our days alone, apart, and isolated, we perhaps have found space to step…

Bessie Coleman: Daredevil Black Aviatrix
07.14.2020 7 minute read

Bessie Coleman: Daredevil Black Aviatrix

After 110 years, the U.S. Navy finally has its first Black female tactical jet pilot! Her path was paved by the iconic Bessie Coleman: the first…

Human Experience Coach Turned Virtual — Inspiring Pivot Stories in the Age of C19
07.08.2020 5 minute read

Human Experience Coach Turned Virtual — Inspiring Pivot Stories in the Age of C19

What do you do? I am a community builder, coach, and facilitator. My passion is bringing people together. Last year,…

Love is Love written across brick wall
06.25.2020 6 minute read

A Look Back at Advertising to the LGBTQ Community

This past year, we've seen individuals and organizations alike using their voices to speak their values. But such moves are…