The Pink Pages: DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS AND TRENDS

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE

APRIL FOCUS: DIVERSITY & INCLUSION L E T ’ S C E L E B R AT E T H E B E A U T Y OF OUR DIFFERENCES

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O U R LET’S FIND UNITY WITHIN OUR DIVERSITY A N D C E L E B R AT E O U R U N I Q U E N E S S !

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DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

KRISTINA HULTKRANTZ

“Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.”

Jacqueline Woodson ARTWORK by Kristina Hultkrantz

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

NINA SEVEN

“We have become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic.

Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.”

Jimmy Carter ARTWORK by Nina Seven

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

CAROLINE ALFREDS

“Diversity is not how we differ.

Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness.”

Ola Joseph

ARTWORK by Caroline Alfreds

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

LOUISE ALLEN

“Unity, not uniformity, must be our aim. We attain unity only through variety.”

Mary Parker Follett

ARTWORK by Louise Allen

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

L AURA KONYNDYK

“The greater the diversity, the greater the perfection.”

Thomas Berry

ARTWORK by Laura Konyndyk

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

ANGEL A NICKEAS

“Diversity is a fact, but inclusion is a choice we make everyday.”

Nellie Borrero ARTWORK by Angela Nickeas

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

AMANDA HOUSTON

“We are all different, which is great because we are all unique.

Without diversity, life would be very boring.”

Catherine Pulsifer ARTWORK by Amanda Houston

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

LISA PERRY

“When everyone is included, everyone wins.”

Jesse Jackson

ARTWORK by Lisa Perry

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DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

LINDA BIRTEL

“What divides us pales in comparison to what unites us..”

Edward Kennedy

ARTWORK by Linda Birtel

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

ILIS AVILÉS

“Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.”

Malcolm Forbes

ARTWORK by Ilis Avilés

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT

LISA BARLOW

“Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.”

Verna Myers

ARTWORK by Lisa Barlow

MARY BETH’S Diversity & Inclusion Picks:

F I N E A R T: Broom Jumpers (2019) Bisa Butler

FA S H I O N : Rainbow Sequin Dress

by Farm Rio

B E A U T Y: Pattern Beauty Hair Oil (Black owned!)

P I N K L I G H T A R T: Be A Nice Human, Richelle Garn

W H AT T O R E A D : The Hill We Climb, Amanda Gorman

HOME: Oyoy Follow The Rainbow Wall Rug

K AT I E ’ S D i v e r s i t y & I n c l u s i o n P i c k s :

F I N E A R T: Women Léa Augereau

FA S H I O N : H e r e ' s To S t r o n g W o m e n Te e

by The Bee The Fox

B E A U T Y: Black Opal Beauty (Black owned!)

P I N K L I G H T A R T: S t r o n g e r To g e t h e r , Ta y l o r S h a n n o n

W H AT T O R E A D : A n A B C o f E q u a l i t y, Chana Ginelle Ewing Illustrated by Paulina Morgan

HOME: F a c e B o o k e n d Va s e

by Justina Blakeney