From Manifestation to Mothering: A New Mission
I will never forget the first day I met Alexis Pauline Gumbs. I had heard tales far and wide of her genius, her sweetness, [...]
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09, 2018
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03, 2018
Black Joy . . . FOUND
from Dance Black Joy: Global Affirmations and Defiance In February, I had the pleasure of attending the third convening organized by the Collegium for [...]
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02, 2018
Reflections on a Portrait of America
I often remember, in moments when I saw Michelle Obama on television, wondering: how much is she not saying? what silences lie behind those [...]
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06, 2017
Would you rather be safe or FREE?
We are creating cultural innovators and sustaining cultural legacies... no, actually we are cultivating the cultural innovators that will sustain our cultural legacies. A [...]
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09, 2016
WE DID IT: A Taste of PURPOSE Training
IT HAPPENED. We trained a new PURPOSE-full team. Yes, it’s nearly two months later. Yes, it took that long for what we did to [...]
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06, 2016
What does it mean to craft a PURPOSE-full hiring process?
Today is the last day to apply to join the PURPOSE team...well, it was supposed to be. But over the past few weeks, I done [...]
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11, 2015
Open Letter to University Settlement and All Other Artist DISservice Organizations
I seem to be a bit confused. See, I can’t understand how you build an artist residency where the artist receives a nominal fee (read: [...]
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01, 2015
A #NewYearRevolution With HEALING & ART
It's a #NewYearRevolution! There's a movement growing! Folks around the world are standing up against injustice. What began in Ferguson in August has grown into [...]
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11, 2014
Culture vs. Capitalism
What is the value of culture in a capitalist country? As I begin to read about the history and development of the non-profit, the [...]
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09, 2014
My Research Fellowship BEGINS
I'm happy to share that I am one of two phenomenal Dance/USA Research Fellows for Fall 2014!!! (along with the amazing Elise Drew) What am [...]