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"No one is born hating people... People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite."

- Nelson Mandela

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"Those we love never truly leaves us. Their love leaves a memory no one can steal.
Over the past month, we have been sharing the #MemoriesOfMichelle, a truly loved soul.
We hope a glimpse of her life served as an inspiration."
#OurHumanity #NonProfit #NewHaven #Connnecticut

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"What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.

Michelle left a legacy that will be treasured forever in our hearts!"
#OurHumanity #NonProfit #NewHaven #Connnecticut #STEMEducator #Filmmaker #BlackWomenInSTEM

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Reposted from @redeyemediagrp We mourn the passing of educator, mentor, curator, and luminary #michellematerre whose indefatigable advocacy on behalf of Black independent filmmakers was a beacon for countless members of that community and beyond.

#BlackStorytellers #BlacksInFilm

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Michelle's series, Creatively Speaking, spanned over two decades. In 2015, The film was co-presented the film series “Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in NYC 1968-1986” with The Film Society of Lincoln Center, which was awarded the Film Heritage Award by the @NatSocFilmCrix

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Michelle's company, KJM3 Entertainment Group, worked on distribution for major films; one of its first projects was “Daughters of the Dust.” Widely viewed as a masterpiece of Black independent cinema and have been the first feature film by a Black woman to have a wide release.

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#MemoriesOfMichelle Reposted from @melinthecity76 #filmmakers #michellematerre #newschool #jamesbaldwinssister

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#MemoriesOfMichelle We miss you. A little too much, a little too often, and a little bit more every day.
#OurHumanity #NonProfit #NewHaven #Connnecticut #STEMEducator #Filmmaker #BlackWomenInSTEM

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#MemoriesOfMichelle She loved life and it loved her right back!!
#OurHumanity #NonProfit #NewHaven #Connnecticut #STEMEducator #Filmmaker #BlackWomenInSTEM

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#MemoriesOfMichelle Gone yet not forgotten!!
#OurHumanity #NonProfit #NewHaven #Connnecticut #STEMEducator #Filmmaker #BlackWomenInSTEM

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#MemoriesOfMichelle No one spread more love in one lifetime.
#OurHumanity #NonProfit #NewHaven #Connnecticut #STEMEducator #Filmmaker #BlackWomenInSTEM

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#MemoriesOfMichelle "Death leaves a heartache no one can heal
Love leaves a memory no one can steal"
#OurHumanity #NonProfit #NewHaven #Connnecticut #STEMEducator #Filmmaker #BlackWomenInSTEM

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Those who touch our lives stay in our hearts forever
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#MemoriesOfMichelle For she preserved her memories in the jars of art!
#OurHumanity #NonProfit #NewHaven #Connnecticut #STEMEducator #Filmmaker #BlackWomenInSTEM

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#MemoriesOfMichelle The song is ended, but memories lingers on!
#OurHumanity #NonProfit #NewHaven #Connnecticut #STEMEducator #Filmmaker #BlackWomenInSTEM

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"Join us in celebrating what would have been Michelle Materre's 68th birthday.

Watch Live stream here: https://t.co/MgWhCVggXN"
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#MemoriesOfMichelle "As we mourn the passing of Michelle Materre, join family, friends and colleagues from around the globe to celebrate what would have been her 68th birthday.

Watch Live stream here: https://t.co/MgWhCVggXN"

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#MemoriesOfMichelle "As we mourn the passing of Michelle Materre, join family, friends and colleagues from around the globe to celebrate what would have been her 68th birthday.

Watch Live stream here: https://t.co/MgWhCVggXN"

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"As we mourn the passing of Michelle Materre, join family, friends and colleagues from around the globe to celebrate what would have been her 68th birthday.
Hosted by The New School, family, friends, and a community of partners.
Watch Live stream here: https://t.co/MgWhCVggXN"

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"As the Founder & CEO of URU, The Right to Be Inc., I was awarded ""Community Collaborator Award"" at Yale’s Afro-American Cultural Center's 50th celebration.
I am pleased and honored to accept this award and to join the other recipients who I have long admired and respected."

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In the fall of 1969, the doors of Yale’s Afro-American Cultural Center opened as a second home for Black students on campus.

I was honored to be a part of celebrating 50 Years with a program titled "Renaissance & Revolution."