Arts hold a vital place of importance in o ur society. Quilts\, often seen as "women's work" and "sheer arts and craf ts" by some\, actually have a prominent place in telling the struggles and triumphs of many cultures. The African American community has fought to t ell its stories and quilts have been used as an important vehicle to tell these stories. From individuals and guilds alike\, the artistry of African American quilters can no longer be denied as frontrunners of the quilting scene.
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Dr. Tony Jean Dickerson (she/her)
was born and raised in Indianapolis\, Indiana\, and has earned degrees fr
om Lincoln University\, University of Central Missouri\, and University of
Missouri-Kansas City. In 2019\, after a successful thirty-year career in
education\, she earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy
Studies from the University of Kansas. She returned home in 2017 and becam
e the lead faculty for Martin University's School of Education's Teacher P
reparation Program in June of 2022. Besides teaching\, Dr. Dickerson is a
nationally recognized quilter\, is a member of eight local and national qu
ilt guilds\, and is the founding president of the Akoma Ntoso Modern Quilt
Guild of Central Indiana.
This special event is prese nted as part of the \;One State/One Story \;progr am\, which helps communities come together to talk about a shared story. < strong>One State/One Story: All That She Carried is presented by Indiana Humanities in partnership with the Indiana Center for the Book and the Indiana State Library as part of Indiana Humanities&rsquo\; Advancing Racial Equity Project\, supported by Lilly Endowment.
\nHo osiers are invited to join in the statewide reads of All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley&rsquo\;s Sack\, a Black Family Keepsak e \;by Tiya Miles as part of Indiana Humanities&rsquo\; A dvancing Racial Equity project\, which supports discussions of history and memory and how engaging with our past can help us understand contemporary injustices and strive for racial equity. \;The Advancing Racial Equit y Project aims to further conversations about the past\, present\, and fut ure of racial justice and injustice in Indiana through engagement with the humanities. The project provides support for public-serving organizations to diversify circulating collections\, resources for organizations to hos t conversations about racial equity and the experiences of Black Hoosiers\ , and learning opportunities for humanities professionals and community me mbers to deepen their understanding of the progress and challenges on the journey to racial equity. \;
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