You start your new job or you graduate from school, and you get your picture taken. When you finally see the result on a computer screen or on a print, you think to yourself,
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Five Black Women Tennis Stars Who Stood Their Ground
Venus and Serena Williams are known as Olympic Gold Medalists, but both on and off the court, they’ve become staunch advocates for gender and racial equality. Today’s tennis stars like Naomi Osaka and the Williams sisters are modeling activism for the next generation, but did you know there were other trailblazing Black tennis players who also took a stand?
September Meetup | Latinx Diaspora — Diversidad
September’s meetup dove deep into the many colorful layers of the Latinx diaspora. The Mixed Space community, alongside our speakers, shared our own unique experiences and perspectives on the theme.
MAM Fest 2021 + TMS
The Mixed Space is proud to be a sponsor of MAM Fest, and invites you to join our CEO, Lili Stiefel, for several events, including a Workshop: “12 Steps to Starting a Project,” a Panel: “Creative and Community Work in the Virtual World,” and a Roundtable Discussion: “Guidelines for Leaders of Online Spaces.
August Meetup | Aesthetics of representation and media biases
Thanks to our speakers and The Mixed Space community, this year’s August Meetup was enlightening and inspiring. We came together to reflect on the many biases that exist in media content and the production industry.
July Meetup | Food Sovereignty
Our July Meetup was centered around the Food Justice movement. It began with our traditional matriarchal and Indigenous land acknowledgement, and a pause to show respect to the agricultural workers who keep us nourished.
June Meetup | Juneteenth: Justice + Joy
Juneteenth. A time for reflection, meditating on the future, and celebration. We did exactly that during our June Meetup. DJ Oluwafemi kicked off the night by giving us a taste of the specially curated playlist he made for our first ever dance party.
Power to All People
The first time Marvel’s Black Panther was introduced to the public, it was widely assumed that the character was named after the Black Panther Party. In reality, the comic debuted in July 1966, and the Black Panther Party (BPP) was formed by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton just a few months later in October.
May Meetup | AAPI: Context + Allyship
The meeting began when TMS team member Claire introduced and explained AAPI month, and shouted out some friends who are working hard to give the mixed community a voice