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📸 💡Artist Spotlight: 📸

Meet Sheba Cheatham! From day one when I saw her shooting at one of our events I knew she was something special! We love her smile too! 👏🏾Featured in our upcoming exhibit,

𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
📍 La Artcore 120 Judge John Aiso St.
📆 Dec 6th opening reception
⏰ 5 pm to 8 pm

𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 : www.wearebgst.com

💡Artist Spotlight: 📸

Meet Renee Newman, a very soft-spoken, talented photographer. Love her signature portraits. I often enjoy chatting with her as she is a big supporter of our events and attends all since day one. Thank you Renee. Featured in our upcoming exhibit,

𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
📍 La Artcore 120 Judge John Aiso St.
📆 Dec 6th opening reception
⏰ 5 pm to 8 pm

𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 : www.wearebgst.com

💡Artist Spotlight: 📸

Meet Tatiana Jones, another cool-girl photographer featured in our upcoming exhibit, This photo is everything—pure, soft, feminine beauty. ✨

𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
📍 La Artcore 120 Judge John Aiso St.
📆 Dec 6th opening reception
⏰ 5 pm to 8 pm

𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 : www.wearebgst.com

- 📸 Artist Spotlight: tshiela!

Meet tshiela, one of the incredible artists featured in our upcoming exhibit, 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 Her work is so vibrant and moving. Be sure to RSVP and come support WOC and Black women photographers! We can’t wait to see you at the exhibit!

Exhibit Details:
📍 La Artcore 120 Judge John Aiso St
📆 Dec 6th opening reception
⏰ 5 pm to 8 pm

📢 PRESS RELEASE DROP!

We are excited to announce the official press release for our exhibition 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 written by Danielle A.Hill.

About the curators

𝐊𝐚𝐢 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐝 is a multifaceted professional and artist based in Pasadena, CA. Born in Long Branch, NJ, and raised in Columbus, OH, she is a classically trained pianist and vocalist, having trained at the Conservatory of Music at Capital University. She is also a world traveler, photographer, writer, and a dedicated humanitarian who loves to advocate for people. With a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (Wright State University, 1996), Kai’s humanitarian work includes being awarded a grant (1992) from Amnesty International for human rights research and partnering with many other non-profits worldwide. She is currently employed with the County of Los Angeles Child Support Services Department in case management and financial analysis. In March of 2025, she launched Black Girls Shoot Too, a program empowering women of color photographers.

𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐀. 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 is a Cleveland-born artist and curator based in Pasadena, CA. At the center of her work is interdependency, love, connection, and familial practices. She collaborates with collectives and organizations that prioritize and invest in the thriving of artists of color while abstaining from colonial practices. She received a Master of Arts in Arts Management degree from Sotheby’s Institute of Art at Claremont Graduate University (2020) and a Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management and Entrepreneurship from Baldwin Wallace University (2019). She is the recipient of the CREO Individual Artist Grant (2023) and Black Artist Foundry Grant (2022). She has curated and managed exhibitions with Black Girls Shoot Too (2025); Armory Center for the Arts (2023-current); ZEAL (2023); and SPACES (2017). She is currently the Exhibition Manager at Armory Center for the Arts and serves as the City of Pasadena District 3 Arts & Culture Commissioner in Pasadena, CA.

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🆘️ 𝐁𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝. 𝐁𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧. 𝐁𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝!!!

The dogs of Skid Row are suffering every single day—neglect, torture, abuse, abandonment. Their cries are ignored. Their pain is constant. And it’s being done at the hands of those who should never have had the right to touch an animal in the first place.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲!

Enough is enough.
We cannot stay silent.
We must RISE UP.

📢 Demand justice. Demand change.
📢 Hold abusers accountable.
📢 Expose the cruelty.
📢 Amplify their voices.

𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍:
➡️ Contact your local city council and demand stricter animal cruelty laws.
➡️ Support boots-on-the-ground rescues doing the real work.
➡️ 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞. 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭. 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩.

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Support ♥️ Today is Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving in the Non-Profit world. As many of you know, SLE became a Non Profit 501(c)(3) early in 2024. Since then, we have been working tirelessly towards our goal, becoming a fully donor-funded learning environment for Black and Brown homeschool youth in the Leimert Park area (and nationwide through our online options). Without the help of donors like you, we struggle to provide this learning environment that is integral to the youth that we service. Please consider donating to Savage Learning Environment this Giving Tuesday. Please visit the link in our bio for ways you can donate to us directly today! All donations are tax deductible. Just let us know you’d like a receipt. We are so grateful for our amazing community. You all are who make SLE thrive the way that We do and will continue to. Much love and gratitude❤️

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