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CATEGORIES:Campus-Life,Center for Diversity and Inclusion,Student Formation
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DESCRIPTION:Althea Jones\, a multidisciplinary artist based in Northeast Oh
 io\, will present the address “Superhero Mode: Taking Charge of Your Story 
 and Success” as the 2025 Women’s History Month Lecture at Hope College on T
 hursday\, March 6\, at 3:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Jack H. Miller 
 Center for Musical Arts.\n\nThe public is invited.  Admission is free.\n\nT
 he doors will open at 3:15 p.m.  There will also be an opportunity for the 
 audience to participate in a question-and-answer panel discussion following
  the presentation. \n\nJones will share the pivotal moments that shaped her
  artistic journey. Through stories of resilience\, self-discovery and commu
 nity\, she will detail the self-love and education hacks that have been her
  greatest tools in designing the life she always envisioned. The talk is in
 tended to serve as a call to action for anyone ready to step into their own
  superhero mode and transform their story into a masterpiece.\n        \nAl
 thea Jones is known for her community-driven work\, Skin Color\, which chal
 lenges implicit bias and brings community members together to learn more ab
 out themselves and each other. Through lighthearted conversations and inter
 actions\, participants are encouraged to see more in their skin color by en
 gaging in lively and enriching conversations about life\, connection and id
 entity while color-matching a participant’s specific skin color with acryli
 c paint. The goal of the project is to encourage self-love and actualizatio
 n while simultaneously building community.\nSkin Color was conceptualized i
 n early 2023 after Jones encountered a container of peachy ink labeled “ski
 n color.”  The label caused her to pause. She began to question her persona
 l relationship with her own identity and skin color alongside mainstream ma
 rketing and societal implicit bias. The project\, Skin Color\, seeks to exp
 lore the ability to celebrate skin tone differences while healing an instan
 ce of implicit bias in a unique and positive way.\n\nAlthea Jones is a mult
 idisciplinary artist based in Northeast Ohio\, whose work centers on self-r
 eflection and community building. Utilizing a diverse range of media\, incl
 uding painting\, photography and performance art\, she creates narratives t
 hat encourage introspection and foster collective engagement.\n\nJones hold
 s a BA in justice studies from Kent State University and is currently worki
 ng towards receiving a BFA at the University of Akron. Her academic backgro
 und in justice studies deeply informs her artistic practice\, imbuing her w
 ork with a strong commitment to social justice and community empowerment. T
 hrough her art\, she aims to bridge personal exploration with broader socie
 tal dialogues\, creating spaces for connection and meaningful discourse.\n\
 nMarch is National Women’s History Month. The lecture is being presented by
  the college’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion in collaboration with the
  Women of Color United\, the Kruizenga Art Museum\, and the Office of Cultu
 re and Inclusive Excellence.\n\nTo inquire about accessibility or if you ne
 ed accommodations to fully participate in the event\, please email accommod
 ations@hope.edu.  Updates related to events are posted when available at ho
 pe.edu/calendar in the individual listings.\n\nThe Jack H. Miller Center fo
 r Musical Arts is located at 221 Columbia Ave.\, between Ninth and 10th str
 eets.
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SUMMARY:2025 Women's History Month Lecture
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