SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (GOOD THINGS UTAH) — Andrea G. Hardeman, bestselling author, artist, and poet, knows firsthand the healing power of art and creativity. She joined us on the show to share her journey of finding healing through art. Her artwork and poetry represent the intersection of creativity and mental wellness. Through her art, […]
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While 2020 posed various challenges, some positives came from it in the form of entrepreneurship, just like a phoenix rising from the ashes. Many people of color, women of color and women allies were inspired by the skills that they built during that year, whether that was creating clothes, jewelry, food or art. This grew to the point where friends, family and friends-of-friends sought them out for their products. With the growing number of people who want to start on their entrepreneurial journey, two business owners had an idea to bring them together and to offer a space for other people of color and women to network at Strength in Shades’
Tanner Humanities Lecture: A Conversation With Martha S. Jones
February is Black History Month, but even those of us who grew up learning a few names of notable historical African-Americans probably can t come up with a female name beyond Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman. The history of Black women in America has been a history of struggle against two cultural obstacles to equality race
and sex. And even as the 2020 election elevated the significance of Black women as a game-changing voting bloc, and made Stacey Abrams a figure of national importance, that reality wasn t possible without the work of many mostly-forgotten pioneers.