by caroljacobsen.org | Jun 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
My current work in progress, Painting Her Into History: 10 step from Blocked to Freedom includes the activists Diane Nash. The book is designed to help you overcome an artistic block and includes steps and illustrations to help. It also gives historical information...
by caroljacobsen.org | May 12, 2026 | Art, Education, Paintings
Madam C. J. Walker: Building Wealth, Opportunity, and Community Power Madam C. J. Walker (1867–1919), born Sarah Breedlove, was one of the most influential entrepreneurs in American history. Rising from poverty, she became one of the first self-made women millionaires...
by caroljacobsen.org | May 11, 2026 | Art, Education, Paintings
Speaking out against a Local Hate Crime A hate crime at a local middle school is heartbreaking for many reasons. It hurts the student or students who were targeted. It frightens families. It damages the feeling of safety that every child deserves at school. And it...
by caroljacobsen.org | May 6, 2026 | Art, Education, Paintings
1919-2017 Refusing to Remain Silent Recy Taylor was a young Black wife, mother, and sharecropper from Abbeville, Alabama. On September 3, 1944, she was walking home from church when she was abducted and brutally attacked by six white men. Although some of the men...
by caroljacobsen.org | May 6, 2026 | Art, Education, Paintings
1879 –1961 Nannie Helen Burroughs was a woman of vision and determination. Born in 1879, she became an educator, orator, religious leader, civil rights activist, feminist, and businesswoman. When she was unable to find a teaching position after graduating with honors,...
