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We love our Patreon members! Their dollars are helping to keep our 3 youth workshops FREE this month by covering all of the material costs. Learn more about our culturally responsive workshops for un/homeschoolers and after schoolers on Eventbrite (link in bio).#givelocal #myreflectionmatters #buyblackandbrown #supportlocalbusiness

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Irony.

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Join us for a free workshop for kids ages 7-10 where they'll create their own Tinga Tinga art piece while learning the history of this African painting style. #MRMinArt. #myreflectionmatters. #tingatinga #painting #art #artsandcrafts #weloveart (at Silas Bronson Library)

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This camp was posted in a homeschooling group I'm in. I definitely didn't hold back my thoughts about what this ad implies to me. I'm wondering what families of color think about this camp? Please comment below and share what immediately comes to your mind.

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We have just a few seats left and it's only been less than 24 hrs since we announced our featured workshop by local activist, Roslyn Sotero! Register your teen/tween now at eventbrite (link in bio): https://www.facebook.com/events/214924422491933/?ti=cl #dismantlestereotypes #youthliberation. #myreflectionmatters #socialliberarion #socialjustice #activism (at Walnut Hill Community Church - Waterbury Campus)

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Mark your calendar! Limited seats for the following youth workshop! Comment below if you want to be contacted first to register your tween or teen once our eventbrite link goes up. State the number of students and their ages please. #myreflectionmatters #socialliberarion #socialjustice #youthliberation (at Walnut Hill Community Church - Waterbury Campus)

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Today is the last day to use our exclusive discount code on one of our favorite toys, My Family Builders, that teaches children about diversity within families! Makes a great #pride month gift! (link in bio) #myfamilybuilders, #myreflectionmatters #pridemonth https://myfamilybuilders.com/discount/MRMbuilds

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Our students are coming along! They spent the last 2 weeks carving out the sample templates they selected. Next, they'll start designing their own image to carve out. #blockprinting #carving #MRMinArt #myreflectionmatters Reinaldo Cruz

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In our last class, students practiced learning how to sketch faces in preparation for their upcoming collaborative project, which is inspired by a Dominican artist who is famous for his bright colored, Afro-centric face paintings. Stay tuned to find out who the artist is later this week! #caribbeanart #myreflectionmatters #MRMinArt #sketching #sketchingfaces

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Happy Dada's day to all the papas out there doing their thang! Special shout out to our #1, Shane James! #fathersdsay #blackfathers #dadasday #trinidaddy

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Last week our art students were introduced to the history of the Tainos--one of the largest indigenous people of the Caribbean. They viewed photographs from my family's trip to one of the Taino ceremonial grounds in Puerto Rico to examine the beautiful petroglyphs carved onto stone. Instead of carving, students painted Taino symbols onto small rocks to create a unique paper weight or decorative piece. Click the link (also in bio) for a free step by step instructional guide on how to do this project with your kids/students. This makes a perfect father's day gift! #taino #caribbeanart #tainoart #petroglyphs #painting http://www.myreflectionmatters.org/product/taino-paperweight/ (at Waterbury, Connecticut)

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Khalilah, I'm so happy to have had you be a part of my life. And while I know you are shaking your head and saying, "Girl, I'm still here", it's going to take me a while getting used to you living in the spirit form vs the physical. I love you. I'm so proud of you. You will always inspire me. Thank you for being you. Thank you for fighting for the liberation of our people. Your work will live on and continue.

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It's June--Pride month!  While bright colors are symbolic of LGBTQ pride; young people's literature in this genre is anything but colorful when it comes to whose racial & ethnic perspective dominates the narrative.  In my efforts to expand  my children's anti-oppressive library, I've selected some great picks (over 12 books) that center the various shades of Brown voices within the LGBTQ community for our patreons. Learn more about becoming a Patreon member at www.myreflectionmatters.org. #supportlocal #supportblackandbrown #LGBTQ #pridemonth

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Check out day 1 of our 6 week Block Printing class with Almost Home students and artist/instructor,Reinaldo Cruz! Stay tuned for updates on their progress. #MRMinArt #blockprinting #weloveart #carving #ancientart

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We have a few seats left for our ages 4-7 art class! Prices start as low as $60 for 6 wks. (Location is in Waterbury, CT)  Learn more at www.myreflectionmatters.org. #MRMinArt #myreflectionmatters #painting #caribbeanart #iloveart #sketching

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Tonight we are honoring @noguera9356 as the 2nd executive director of NYU Metro Center in celebration of their 40th anniversary. I was privileged to have had the opportunity to work alongside Pedro at Metro for close to a decade. I learned so much watching Pedro demand educational equity for Black & Brown youth. He's a legend and I'm excited to be celebrating him and Metro tonight. Oh...and, yes, that's my book that he's got in his hands (which includes his testimonial)! Lol #tacdsi18 (at NYU Kimmel Center for University Life)

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Hanging out with @abeig from Lee and Low books at NYU's TACD Summer Institute!!!