by caroljacobsen.org | Dec 2, 2025 | Art, Education, Paintings, Uncategorized
I just moved into a new studio, twice as large as my last one. Address Art Works Downtown, #9 1325 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA Address sound familiar? That’s because it’s next door to my prior studio. Stop by and visit. I’m open the second Friday...
by caroljacobsen.org | Oct 16, 2025 | Art, Paintings
1892–1950 In the deep South during the Jim Crow era, when opportunities for Black women were scarce, Lena Richard carved her own path, with a wooden spoon and unshakable determination. Born in New Orleans in 1892, Lena began cooking as a young girl, learning in the...
by caroljacobsen.org | Oct 5, 2025 | Art, Education, Paintings, Uncategorized
Our Coloring Book Party A Celebration of Art, History, and Community On September 26, I had the joy of hosting a Coloring Book Party as part of my current exhibition, Teaching Black History Through Art. The event brought together families, students, educators, and...
by caroljacobsen.org | Sep 1, 2025 | Art, Education
1943 Shirley Hasley (nee Andrews) faced challenges from all sides in her first year as a teacher. The year was 1965. She was the first Black teacher hired. The 22-year-old young woman was assigned to a desegregation busing program, accompanying white students from...
by caroljacobsen.org | Sep 1, 2025 | Art, Doing the Right Thing
Dr. Angella Ferguson 1925– Dr. Angella Ferguson’s groundbreaking research changed the way doctors understand and treat sickle cell anemia, a disease that mostly affects African Americans. Sickle cell anemia is a blood disorder that causes red blood cells—which are...
by caroljacobsen.org | Aug 18, 2025 | Art, Doing the Right Thing, Paintings
Sarah Breedlove is the woman the world would one day know as Madam C. J. Walker. Note: Of these three photos I found, the left two were labeled Sarah Breedlove, and on the right, Madam C.J. Walker. After painting her portrait using the left photo, I realized it was a...
by caroljacobsen.org | Jul 15, 2025 | Art, Education
Tamara Shiloh, Author, Educator, and owner of Multicultural Bookstore Podcast with Tamara Shiloh, Tuesday, July 8, 2025 A thank-you note I received from the head of two Bay Area Montessori schools inspired me to be more active in teaching Black history. She had used...
by caroljacobsen.org | Jun 14, 2025 | Education
Praise, Purpose, and a Path Forward for Teaching Black History I was delighted to receive a heartfelt thank-you note from the director of two elementary schools in the Bay Area, California. She shared how her students used my Women of Color and Accomplishment Coloring...
by caroljacobsen.org | Jun 4, 2025 | Art
Note: After I made this blog, I used a combination of ChatGPT prompts and image manipulation in PhotoShop to produce the image above. Last time I logged into ChatGPT I got a message that it now saves all my conversations. This is fine with me because I only ask it...
by caroljacobsen.org | Aug 27, 2024 | Information
After having a YouTube channel for 12 years that covered all the different videos I created, I added a new channel: @CarolJacobsenArtist My YouTube videos on this channel are all about my Women of Color and Accomplishment series. Many of them are from talks I’ve...
