Monica O. Montgomery is a cultural entrepreneur, who curates unique and interactive museum exhibitions that pop up in non-traditional and traditional venues. Monica believes museums should be in service to society. She is the founding director of the Museum of Impact the world’s first mobile social justice museum. Monica is the co-founder of and strategic director for Museum Hue, a platform advancing the visibility and viability of professionals of color, in museums, arts, and culture, and creative careers. Additionally, she is the director of the Lewis Latimer Historic House Museum in Flushing, New York. She is a Cultural Advocacy and Equity Program Fellow with NYC Cultural Equity Fund, an Innovative Cultural Advocacy Fellow with Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, a Creative Community Fellow with National Arts Strategies and a We Are All Brooklyn Fellow with the Center for Community Leadership. And Monica is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated.
Ms. Montgomery was recently on our show. During our conversation, she talked about:
– Her journey from Brooklyn to Philadelphia to Washington to New York and her reflections of each city especially her struggle attending Temple University in Philadelphia
– Why and how she left teaching to start her own mobile social justice museum
– Some of the people who have helped her along the way and some special moments
– How did Museum Hue start
– What are some challenges that she is dealing with
– Her message to people not of color and people of color
Rites Of Passage is a live changing process offering youth of Afrikan descent the skills, habits and knowledge to prepare them physically, mentally and culturally for success.
Recently, Dr. Vibe hosted a conversation with the members of the Woodgreen Community Services Rites Of Passage process.
Some of the topics discussed were:
– How did the process began and why each one of them got involved with the process
– The early days of the Rites Of Passage process
– How has Rites changed the panelists?
– Life for youth of Afrikan descent in Toronto
– The four key questions of the Rites Of Passage process
– Some of the ways that the Rites Of Passage process help youth of Afrikan youth
– Each of the panelists share a special moment from their Rites experience
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Nicole Nurse is a marketing and public relations professional from Toronto, Canada. Nicole has a degree in English from the University of Toronto, a post-graduate certificate in Corporate Communications and Public Relations from Centennial College and nine years of experience in communications, marketing and public relations for corporations, and small businesses.
Nicole is an expert in helping established entrepreneurs and small business owners reach their ideal customers and increase their sales by improving their media presence and marketing knowledge.
Nicole believes that every person can DIY their own marketing and public relations with a little help from her firm Black Leopard Public Relations.
Nicole will be live on our show tonight at 7 p.m. Eastern/4 p.m. Pacific.
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