Talks

Enterprising Entrepreneurs

On March 26, 2026, shared excerpts from my newly published book, Enterprising Entrepreneurs: 16 Women of Color and Accomplishment, with a room full of thoughtful, accomplished women who are building businesses, leading with purpose, and encouraging one another along the way.

For this talk, I focused on three remarkable women from the book. As I shared their stories, I was reminded once again that entrepreneurship is about much more than business. It is about vision, persistence, service, and the willingness to create something meaningful, even when the path is not easy. Through my Women of Color and Accomplishment series, I paint portraits and tell the stories of women whose contributions deserve far more recognition than they have received.

I am deeply grateful to NAWBO, New York Life, and Renaissance Center for sponsoring this event in San Francisco and for making space for these stories to be shared.

Part 1: Intro

Part 2: Ida B. Wells

Part 3: Lena Richard

Part 4: Eartha M. M. and Clara While

Panel Discussion on Teaching Black History Through Art, Oct. 24, 2025

Date: Friday, October 24, 2025, 6-8 PM

Location: Community Media Center of Marin, 819 A Street, San Rafael, CA

Tamara Shiloh: How art and history enhance children’s learning.

Shirley Hasley, first Black teacher in Mill Valley, CA, 1965

Tamara Shiloh: Bringing Black Inventors and Scientists to life through Art and Books.

Shirley Hasley, Using Art to Teach Inclusivity

Tamara Shiloh: How Art and History Enhance Children’s Learning

Shirley Hasley, Teaching History Through Quilts

Tamara Shiloh: The Future of Black History Education

Dr. Cindy Acker’s Talk, Sept. 26, 2025

Dr. Cindy Acker spoke at the September 26 Coloring Party for the Teaching Black History Exhibit.

A quote: “It is amazing how through the arts people can receive information that they would not receive just being told.

And so they couldn’t walk away from it as they walked around and they saw the work that the children were doing, they were moved, and that’s exactly what we wanted.”

Dr. Cindy’s Talk

Teaching Black History with Tamara Shiloh

July 8, 2025 podcast

Tamara Shiloh talks with Carol Jacobsen about challenges and opportunities of teaching Black History

The one hour interview is broken up into clips. Links to more YouTube shorts will be added as the clips are completed.

Part 1: Tamara’s initial foray into writing her Just Imagine series

Part 2: On Publishing a Book

Part 3: Black Inventors and Scientists

Part 4: Authors in the Classroom

Part 5: Creating a Professional Development Course

Part 6: Lesson Plans

Part 7: Coloring Books as a teaching aid

Part 8: Integrating Black History in the Classroom

Part 9: Nia Academy

Part 10: New Opportunities for Women

Part 11: Creative and Courageous

Part 12: Being a Risk Taker

Part 13: Bingo Cards

Part 14: AI in the Classroom

Part 15: After school classes

Breaking Barriers

April 9, 2025 at Dominican University

Breaking Barriers: Bay Area Women in the Women of Color and Accomplishment series, The full talk has been broken up into small snippets for easy viewing.

Part 1: Intro to Breaking Barriers

Part 2: Why I Painted 100 Portraits of Overlooked Women

Part 3: James Baldwin and Dot Count, Desegregation in 1956

Part 4: Martin Luther King, Jrl, Henri Matisse, and Nannie Helen Burroughs

Part 5: How I Choose the Women I Painted

Part 6: Biddy Mason’s Journey from Enslaved to Real Estate Magnate

Part 7: Henri Matisse and Lydia Flood Jackson

Part 8: Fannie Wall, Founder of Fannie Wall Head Start of Oakland

Part 9: Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Actiivists, and Angela Davis

100 Black Women

February 22, 2025 at Yes SF, 220 Montgomery St. San Francisco.

An event put on by the SF branch of the National Association of Women Business Owers (NAWBO) and the SF branch of National Coalition of 100 Black Women (NCBW).

View video here.

Enhancing Your Online Image

April 10, 2025 at Community Media Center of Marin, San Rafael, CA.

Carol Jacobsen taught a class on how to enhance your online presence using AI and various social media platforms.

Part 1: Overview plus Email Tips

Part 2: Steps to take plus how to overcome frustration.

Part 3: Web sites, templates, and Divi

Part 4: Graphic Design

Part 5: Social Media

91 Women

March 24, 2024, Homestead Valley Community Center

Talk about the journey of painting 91 portraits in the Women of Color and Accomplishment series painted since 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.