UMKC Women of Color

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Our 2019 Keynote Speaker Rosa Clemente is featured here with Susan Sarandon to talk with Access' Scott Evans and Kit Hoover about raising awareness for Puerto Rico at the 2018 Golden Globe Awards and the "Time's Up" movement.

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#WomenofColorIntheArts
Mingjue Helen Chen is an artist behind the scenes of hit Disney flicks such as Big Hero 6 and Wreck-It-Ralph. She is an art director for different animation projects and is currently working at Walt Disney Animation... https://t.co/3F3WwfbXhy

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"I believe it's time that women truly owned their superpowers and used their beauty and strength to change the world around them."~Janelle Monáe #MondayMotivation

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*Vendor Spotlight*

Unbound is an international nonprofit based in Kansas City that delivers personalized support to more than 300,000 children, elders and their families in 18 countries across Latin America, Asia... https://t.co/inZQU8CDiW

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"If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it."~Wanda Sykes #MondayMotivation

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"Rosa Clemente is an organizer, political commentator and independent journalist. An Afro-Puerto Rican born and raised in the Bronx, NY she has dedicated her life to organizing, scholarship and activism. She is one of the... https://t.co/h08GsUMscI

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Did you remember to register? Our mission is to provide an environment for, by and about Women of Color that promotes equity, education and professional... https://t.co/fjPZSTUW3Y

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"I think trans women, and trans people in general, show everyone that you can define what it means to be a man or woman on your own terms. A lot of what feminism is about is moving outside of roles and moving outside... https://t.co/YbGf7X6Jc9

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We have our Winners for today's Freebie Friday! See the answer and pictures of the people responsible for this conference and the evolution of the name below.

It is because of Rose Kemp's foresight, passion, and... https://t.co/h38HxZxvE5

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#WeeklyRead

"Feminism And Race: Just Who Counts As A 'Woman Of Color'?"

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"Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever."~Margaret Cho #MondayMotivation

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Will you join us?
We sell out every year, don't delay!

Strong Womxn: Unapologetically Us

Friday, June 7, 2019
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
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#WeeklyRead

"Will Women of Color Leading Nonprofits Drive Deeper Equity?

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"Join BRIC TV Senior Correspondent Brian Vines and activist Rosa Clemente as they discuss her ongoing struggle to achieve independence for Puerto Rico, and how her home island is dealing with the impact of Hurricane Maria."

Rosa... https://t.co/PvLiAGo9gp

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"Being optimistic is like a muscle that gets stronger with use. Makes it easier when the tough times arrive. You have to change the way you think in order to change the way you feel."~ Robin Roberts #MondayMotivation

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#WeeklyRead "Meet The Women Of Color Who Are Revitalizing Tulsa Years After The Tulsa Race Massacre"

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"Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power - not because they don't see it, but because they see it and they don't want it to exist."~Janet Mock #MondayMotivation

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#WeeklyRead "4 Asian-American Women Who Changed History"

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"I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We've been taught that silence would save us, but it won't."~Audre Lorde #MondayMotivation

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Happy Women's History Month! Let's kick it off by looking at some great books by Women and Nonbinary Authors of Color.

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