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Cooking some good stuff with Maestros. Tickets @thefreightberkeley this Sunday 3/1/2026 At 7pm. You don't want to miss this one!!! 🔥 @j_santos_music @malonga_music @johncalloway_music @madotrumpet babamosheh @alightwithin @saulsierramusic @dfloresdrums @charliegurke @mj.santos.music

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We are honored to spotlight Transformative Studies student Lakiba Pittman, who is performing with the John Santos Sextet March 1, 2026! Lakiba is a highly sought-after speaker, facilitator, educator, coach, consultant, mentor, and creative artist with decades of experience across public, corporate, and nonprofit sectors.

As a creative artist, Lakiba is a published poet, artist, and recording artist. Her latest book Bread Crumbs from The Soul… Finding Your Way Back Home, is a showcase featuring her original art, poetry and autobiographical reflections.

Lakiba is a featured soloist with John Santos and the Machete Ensemble on the album Africa Vol. 1, was a founding member and featured dancer and singer with Malonga Casquelourd’s Congolese Music and Dance Ensemble, “Fua Dia Congo”, and was a featured vocalist on the album “Let the Sun Shine In,” with the Sons & Daughters of Lite. Her art was recently featured along with over seventy women at The Black Woman is God art exhibit at SomARTS in San Francisco, and she was one of the featured poets at the 50th year celebration of the Black Arts Movement.

Learn more about Lakiba: https://www.lakibapittman.com/

Learn more about the Transformative Studies Ph.D.: http://www.ciis.edu/academics/graduate-programs/transformative-inquiry/about-the-phd

#ciis #transformativestudies #onlinedegree #scholar #scholarshipsearch

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The African Roots of Jazz Latino

Hope you can attend this historic collaboration with African masters. Thank you for spreading the word!

Sunday, March 1, 2026 • 7 pm
Freight and Salvage
2020 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA

Tix at: https://secure.thefreight.org/15477/15478-john-santos-sextet-260301

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Homegoing for Nana Kwaku Torino Ladzekpo #Oakland Dec. 22nd & 23rd 2025

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The TID Diversity and Belonging Book Committee would like to recommend this year’s book selection, The Power of Bridging by john a. powell. We recommend the book as a generative read during the holidays, when practicing tools for bridging across difference might be especially timely.

We hope you enjoy it as much as we have, and wish you a wonderful Fall break!

To learn more about our fully online Transformative Inquiry programs, head to https://www.ciis.edu/academics/department-transformative-inquiry

#transdisciplinary #creativefutures #ciis #graduateschool #bookstoread #gradstudents

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my grandma wants to show yall her new garden plants and you better be nice to her!! 🫵🏽😤

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HOMEGIRL HEALIN’ FEST is right aroun the corner & we can’t wait to gather with y’all soon!! DID YOU REGISTER YET?! 👀

trust me family, y’all don’t wanna miss this! our community concert is already sold out for general admissions but there’s still room to register for-

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ART FEST: A COMMUNITY ART PARTY FOR THE WHOLE HOOD
— MAY 30th . BLOOMHOUSE EPA . 5:00 PM —
ft. our homegirl healin’ exhibit w/ over one hundred multimedia works by black womxn+girls from all around the world + a dj set by @riannasamone ✨

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HEALING RETREAT: A CLOSED SPACE RESERVED FOR SELF IDENTIFIED BLACK WOMXN
— MAY 31st . BLOOMHOUSE EPA . 11:00 AM —
ft. a sound bath by @brittctann @thesongremedy + dance workshop by @dearkongo + waistbeads workshop by @waistbeadsbyayodele @beingayodele + breath work w/ @alightwithin & more! ✨

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ARTIST TALK & HOMEGIRL HEALIN’ POP UP EXHIBIT
— JUNE 2ND @ STANFORD UNIVERSITY’s INSTITUTE FOR DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS —
a curated community conversation on migration, diaspora, and healing arts ft. @aliejjones + @monawebb + @smileyfromthesco + @jessicafalonmonette ✨

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REGISTER NOW @ LINK IN BIO! & for more information visit blackwomxnhealing.com 🙌🏾

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DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO OUR SPONSORS, DONORS, & COMMUNITY PARTNERS!!!! ✨

we are so honored to be hosting this offering alongside @village_is_possible and an incredible community of supporters, including but not limited to -

@idastanford @moadsf @ucberkeleyissi
@bloomhouseepa @beimaginativecollective @thesongremedy & more..

we couldn’t do it without you and we are so so grateful for your support!!!! 🙌🏾

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Excitement is in the air as we gear up for an incredible semester at Menlo! 🎉 From Club Fair, Career Day, the return of those bright sunny days, the performances at Lu'au, Honors Convocation, and the celebration of Commencement - we are so excited for what this semester holds. 🌟🎓

What event are you looking forward to this semester?

#MenloCollege #GoOaks #SpringSemester #Spring

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Hey!! We’re looking for pup models to wear our gear! You’ll get posted to our main account which has over 740k+ followers!! Just message us “Hi” to @packexplorers now 🙂 Can’t wait to hear from you!!

Message us @packexplorers (not directly here) and Lillie, our rep, will get back to you ASAP! 🙂‎
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Getting ready to fill our vessels with @alightwithin tonight! 🙌🏽 It’s been the most profound and moving experience to be in community with this group of BIPOC wisdom keepers. Thank you for saying Yes to our collective wellbeing! 😍♥️🌀🌱

#BIPOC #Healing #HealingCircle #TraumaHealing #HealingInCommunity #MentalHealth #BIPOCMentalHealth

[Vid of glasses of water. Black elder’s voice says: “Very often, your trying to pour into all of the things that you have to do from an empty vessel… or perhaps a vessel that’s filled with a lot of stress. So I want you to just think for a moment, how do you fill your vessel? What are the things you do to fill your vessel? And then, how do you empty your vessel to make room for critical things?”. Video shows text: The words and voice of Lakiba Pittman @alightwithin | Meet her in the oasis: self compassion & celebration in brave community. The Blue Lake Project.]

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We heal in community. 🫶🏽

We can't wait to heal alongside you, BIPOC fam, at our upcoming online workshop, starting Sep 7th, with @alightwithin and @amyepaulie and a brave and beautiful group of humans whose wounds and wisdom to be seen, heard, and honored, together.

Sign up via link in our Bio, or go to: bit.ly/bipochealingsep2023.

#BIPOC #BIPOCMentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #Healing #AncestralHealing #AncestralWisdom #ExpressiveArts #SomaticHealing #Mindfulness #Compassion #HealingAdvocacy #MentalHealthAdvocate #HealingAdvocate

[Video clips of diverse people making art, moving their bodies, expressing hurt and healing, and sharing with each other while Lakiba, a Black elder woman shares lines from her poem: "We connect in new places, in sacred spaces, where sweet hot waters, unclenched fist, release locked jaws, and soothe tight muscles... traumatized by life stressors it is here that we release our suffering... we let go of the struggle, and we recognize the power of our connection... and this is the place compassion rings... where safe places are born and sanctuaries are real... where I trust you, and you trust me, and we are vulnerable..."]

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