We are pleased to spotlight Annie Malone in day ten of our first annual 28 Days of Little Known Facts About (Black) American History Annie Malone founded Poro College, the first educational institute in the US dedicated to educating African-American women in the black cosmetics industry. Annie believed women would be empowered if they improvedContinue reading “28 Days of Little Known Facts About (Black) American History | Annie Malone (10)”
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28 Days of Little Known Facts About (Black) American History | Jerry Lawson (8)
We are pleased to spotlight Jerry Lawson in day eight of our first annual 28 Days of Little Known Facts About (Black) American History Jerry Lawson created the first home video game system with interchangeable games long before Playstation and X-Box Born in New York City on December 1, 1940, Gerald Anderson Lawson is famous forContinue reading “28 Days of Little Known Facts About (Black) American History | Jerry Lawson (8)”
28 Days of Little Known Facts About (Black) American History | Jerry Pinkney (7)
We are pleased to spotlight Jerry Pinkney in day seven of our first annual 28 Days of Little Known Facts About (Black) American History Jerry Pinkney, a prolific children’s book author and illustrator and has been internationally recognized for his contribution to the arts Pinkney was born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia in 1939.Continue reading “28 Days of Little Known Facts About (Black) American History | Jerry Pinkney (7)”
December Artist of the Month Spotlight | Allison McDonald
We are pleased to spotlight our December Artist of the Month Allison McDonald About Allison McDonald Allison McDonald is a 23 year old photographer from Rochester, NY. She recently graduated from SUNY Brockport with a degree in Studio Art and concentration in photography. She plans on going to graduate school for Art Therapy in the nearContinue reading “December Artist of the Month Spotlight | Allison McDonald”
Community Volunteer Spotlight | Jianna Howard
We are pleased to spotlight Jianna Howard our newest Community Volunteer About Jianna Howard Jianna graduated summa cum laude from The College at Brockport this past May after earning a Bachelors of Science. She is currently working as an AmeriCorps VISTA through the Rochester Youth Year Fellowship and is placed at Jefferson Family Medicine. AsContinue reading “Community Volunteer Spotlight | Jianna Howard”