Pathfinders Travel Magazine | The Travel Magazine for People of Color<\/a><\/h4>\nPathfinders publishers P.J. & Weller Thomas have just celebrated 21 years of bringing relevant travel information for the Black Travel Enthusiast. The quarterly publication reports on domestic and international destinations from a unique cultural perspective.<\/p>\n
“Art empowers us to face the challenges of a rapidly changing society while healing our fragmented sense of identity and community.” Heike Rass<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nHeike Rass<\/strong> is a strategic consultant and innovative visual art promoter with a particular focus on underrepresented artists, arts organizations and projects. Rass is committed to community engagement through intercultural marketing and asset-based approaches, focusing on each community’s strength. Previously she promoted the Norman Lewis and Henry O. Tanner retrospectives at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts to national and international audiences.\u00a0For more information:\u00a0 heikerass.com | @heikerass | #heikeartgram<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Faron Manuel<\/strong>\u00a0is the coordinator of the Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship and the Mellon Graduate Fellowship in Object-Centered Curatorial Research at the High Museum of Art. Prior to joining the High Museum, he was the Special Projects Curatorial Assistant to the director of the Clark Atlanta University Art Museum.<\/p>\nFaron also served as the Assistant Editor at\u00a0Black Art In America<\/em>, where he interviewed Prominent African American artists and reported extensively about contemporary art and culture. He holds a B.A. in History from Clark Atlanta University. Before obtaining his degree he worked as a docent and student Assistant in the CAU Art Museum, earned several awards and fellowships in the arts, and curated\u00a0N\u00e9gritude<\/em>, an exhibition that explored a French literary and philosophical movement within the African diaspora.<\/p>\nEsther Silver-Parker<\/strong>\u00a0is president and CEO of The SilverParker\u00a0Group, a consultancy specializing in corporate responsibility and reputation, stakeholder relationship management and leadership development. Silver-Parker is an avid fine art collector, patron of the arts and supporter of Black Art In America and our mission to document, preserve and promote the contributions of the African-American arts community and communities of color. Mrs. Silver-Parker\u2019s interest in art and collecting spurred out of her experiences while attending North Carolina Central and Columbia University. Now on the Board of Trustees at Spelman College, Silver-Parker states: \u201cI joined Spelman\u2019s board of trustees because I want to help lead the globalization of Spelman, ensuring that Spelman women have broad opportunities throughout the world. I also believe that when you empower women, families, communities and countries, all benefit\u201d.<\/p>\nNajee Dorsey, Founder \/ CEO of Black Art in America (BAIA), (Garden Art for the Soul, Do YOU Basel, EVERYTHANG BLACK, ShopBAIA.COM) and an avid collector and patron of the arts. Black Art In America (BAIA) is the leading online social network and multifaceted media company focused on African-American art. We\u2019ve produced art exhibitions and events in NYC, Miami during Art Basel, Kansas City, Bentonville, Atlanta and numerous private events throughout the United States. Najee is also an accomplished visual artist currently showing at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: PAFA as well as having shown and in the permanent collections of the Columbus Museum, Charles H. Wright, Houston Museum of African American Culture, David C. Driskell Collection, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, David W. Mullins Library at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR and many other institutions.<\/p>\n
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