My guest today is Kalia Brooks. Kalia is a curator, exhibition maker, and educator. As an exhibition maker, Kalia is dedicated to bringing people closer to the creative process, while bringing the creative process closer to people. She creates exhibitions that are community engaged, making cultural, social and political statements, that tap the healing power of art. Kalia has been or is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia University, New York University, Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute of Fine Arts, and Cooper Union, integrating art history, sociology, culture, race and art into her courses. 2017 held huge milestones for Kalia: she moved to a new community, completed her dissertation for her PhD. in Aesthetics and Art Theory, planned her wedding, and discovered her mom was diagnosed with cancer. Kalia appreciates all the lessons learned in these transitional years, which helped set in motion all that she is manifesting now. I am so inspired by Kalia’s wisdom, creativity, and dedication to social justice. Follow the link below for Kalia’s website to explore recent exhibits, exciting upcoming exhibits, and how to sign up for her newsletter. I encourage you to join me for Kalia’s next project in the Fall of 2019, when The Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University will hold a Symposium, commemorating the 400 year anniversary when Africans first landed in Jamestown. It’s fascinating that the early seeds of democracy and the early seeds of slavery happened at the same time. Enjoy the podcast! Links: www.kaliabrooksstudio.com