Dr. Maxine Mimms, founder of Evergreen College Tacoma, is the spotlight of this film produced by Dr. Gilda Sheppard. Dr. Mimms discusses the cultural importance of hip-hop music, her musical inspirations, and her father's encouragement of her pursuit of knowledge in spite of growing up in a segregated community.
Slideshow video of pictures from Paul Jackson and Jasmine Brown's wedding. "Jumping the broom" is a tradition within the Black community to signify a couple's commitment to each other, and dates back to the enslavement of Black people in the United States who were barred from legally recognized weddings.
Erin Jones discusses her defeat in the running for Superintendent of Public Instruction in the 2016 election, the issues surrounding the 2016 Washington teacher's strike, and her role as a player and chaplain for the women's basketball team the Seattle Storm.
Marilyn Strickland, former Mayor of Tacoma, introduces herself as the President/CEO and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and discusses the Taber 100 business meeting she is attending. Strickland discusses the Chamber's push against the proposed "Head Tax," officially the "employee hours tax" that would tax businesses to generate funds for homeless services.
Videographer Paul Jackson interviews Erin Jones, candidate for Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction in the 2016 election. Jones discusses her adoption, growing up in the Netherlands, and her adulthood in the United States. Jones has been working to advocate for children marginalized in public education since she was nineteen years old.
This sculpture, created by Jasmine Brown took 3 years to produce thanks to COVID. Billy Ray Shirley III was a resident in Tacoma's Eastside and dedicated volunteer in his community. His homicide in 2011 prompted the building of the new Eastside Community Center, which opened in 2018. The bronze statue was created by Jasmine Iona Brown, and was unveiled in October of 2021.
Ah, founder of Cannabis Basics and Paul Jackson talk about her career in the cannabis industry and how she helped write the CHABA law for Washington State, which allows for the sale of THC products without a cannabis license under certain conditions.
The Tacoma Art Museum will host the Kinsey African American Art & History Collection from July 31 - November 28, 2021. Director David F Setford visited the Black Collective to a presentation.
Slideshow of photos taken during Carol Rashawnna Williams' visit to CHAZ (Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone), in Seattle 2020. CHAZ (aka CHOP - Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) was established in June of 2020 in protest against the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, occupying several blocks in the city center for over three weeks.
MiShawn Cabrera, 2019 Hilltop Artists Ambassador, discusses his ongoing projects in the glass-blowing studio and his entry into glass-blowing as an art form.
Jasmine Iona Brown discusses her collaborative showing "JB^2: A Jasmine Brown Collaboration." She covers the beginning of her career as an artist, and a art pieces memorializing her former foster children who were victims of gun violence and other victims of violence.
Rock Hushka discusses his responsibilities as curator at TAM, as well as the museum's mission to preserve and display the art and art history of the Pacific Northwest.
Ryan Whitley discusses the functions of The Union, a Black-first technology focused community center. He covers his research of his ancestry and the event "Finding Our Roots: Genealogy Research Workshop" that he hosted.
Community activist and Black Collective co-chair Lyle Quasim speaks at the "We Are Not Going Back" 54th Anniversary Commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington. He discusses the history of the Black Collective, founded in 1969, and voices support for similar organizations in King County.
An online celebration at 11 a.m. is being held by Black community leaders where people can hear speeches from Mayor Victoria Woodards, Rep. Melanie Morgan and learn more about first-time Black candidates running for office in Tacoma.