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<div>Exploring Afrofuturism on Google Arts & Culture</div>
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<div>Exploring Afrofuturism on Google Arts & Culture</div>

  • An image of a winged – half-silver, half-gold – figure lifts their hands up in the air. The figure’s torso sits on top of a municipal building and marble block.

    AstroSankofa by Quentin VerCetty from the Carnegie Hall collection on Google Arts & Culture

  • A woman wearing a bright pink dress smiles at the camera. There are four other girls sitting behind her working and laughing in the background. There are drawings on the wall behind them.

    Regina Agyare from the Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa Foundation on Google Arts & Culture

  • A woman sits on a large sculpture of a room-sized manta ray, and wears a long, black and pink patterned dress. She holds two smaller, seahorse-shaped sculptures; one in each hand. In the background is her workspace with various cardboard boxes and pieces of plywood.

    Wangechi Mutu poses with model of MamaRay by LaToya Ruby Frazier from the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University collection on Google Arts & Culture

  • A man stands and holds a skateboard behind his head. He stands in front of a bright red background. He wears white shoes, black bants (rolled up on his right leg), and a green, yellow, and red-striped mesh top.

    Kabangu (series) by Osborne Macharia from the African Artists’ Foundation collection on Google Arts & Culture

  • An image of an exhibition installation of an home’s interior; a green and yellow glass chandelier, a bookcase with each shelf filled with a different artwork or artifact, and living room with a chair with legs like a comb and a table and television at the center of the room.

    Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room from The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection on Google Arts & Culture

On the evening of February 13, 1893, soprano Sissieretta Jones became the first Black American artist to perform in Carnegie Hall’s main auditorium, today known as Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. When the Hall’s cornerstone was laid, Andrew Carnegie proclaimed that “all good causes may find here a platform.” In keeping with that spirit, this key moment of Black History at Carnegie Hall was soon followed by many others. Today, the Hall continues to celebrate and engage audiences in the Black American cultural legacy across all genres of music; through performances on its stages and across New York City; through the work of the Hall’s education and social impact arm, the Weill Music Institute; and through free digital resources like the Hall’s recently launched Timeline of African American Music.

This February and March 2022, Carnegie Hall invites New Yorkers and the world to participate in a journey of discovery through one of its signature citywide festivals — Afrofuturism — a movement where music, visual arts, science fiction and technology intersect to imagine alternate realities and a liberated future viewed through the lens of Black cultures.

Together with Google Arts & Culture, and coinciding with Black History Month, we are pleased to invite audiences around the world to learn more about this exciting movement as part of a new online hub: The Afrofuture is Now.

On the hub, explore the inspiration behind AstroSankofa, the festival’s signature artwork by Afrofuturist artist Quentin VerCetty, dive into Afrofuturism in Black Music (the latest chapter from the Timeline of African American Music), and visit an online version of Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall exhibition, The Black Angel of History, curated by Dr. Reynaldo Anderson, executive director and co-founder of the Black Speculative Arts Movement.

Carnegie Hall is proud to partner with Google Arts & Culture and to be part of this new chapter, The Afrofuture is Now, where you will also find incredible collections and stories from 20+ other cultural institutions to explore Afrofuturism. From the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, get to know artist Wangechi Mutu, a creative force within the Afrofuturism movement. Or you can see the work of the artists at The Met, who’ve rebuilt a speculative future home for New York’s Seneca Village residents, reimagining the past, present and future of the community. Then, travel across the Atlantic to see Afrofuturism in action and learn about how African entrepreneurs are leapfrogging into the future with highlights from the Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa Foundation.

We’re hoping these online resources will be your first step into exploring the dynamic world of Afrofuturism — and if you are in New York City this March, join us for one of many Afrofuturism Festival performances at Carnegie Hall, plus talks, performances, exhibitions, and online offerings presented by 70+ leading cultural and academic institutions across New York City and beyond.

28 Febbraio 2022
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Words of Business Wisdom From 10 Women Who Inspire Great B2B Marketing

2022 Womens History Month Collage

2022 Womens History Month Collage

When I look back at my childhood, my mom, first generation Bachelors degree in tow, worked four days a week. And ‘ran’ the evenings on her own at home while my dad was dairy farming. When she looks back, her mother ran the household and picked up shifts waitressing when the farm wasn’t making ends meet. And before that, working outside the home wasn’t something my great grandmother would have dreamed of.

It is on the backs of everyday women like my mother, and the likes of Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, among others, that I was able to enter the workforce without a single thought of my gender having an impact on my professional life. While at the same time, knowing I had a real choice of whether to be a stay at home mom, full time employee or somewhere in between.

Not every woman experiences this liberation in the same way I do. And, it is more than just being able to work as a mom that has changed. From voting rights and Title IX to equal pay, women’s rights have come a very long way. AND – still have a long way to go.

So, in honor of Women’s History Month, we’d like to elevate the voices of some of our favorite B2B marketers — who also happen to be women — along with a few others outside of marketing. These 10+ women are inspirations to men and women alike.

Inspiring Business Insight From 10+ Top Women In Marketing & Beyond

B2B Marketers Ann Handley

Ann Handley
Chief Content Officer
MarketingProfs
@AnnHandley

[bctt tweet=”“Brands realize that to trust somebody, you’ve got to know them. And how can you trust a B2B brand unless you sort of see the faces of the people behind the brand?” — Ann Handley @AnnHandley” username=”toprank”]

Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay
Filmmaker
@Ava

[bctt tweet=”“Ignore the glass ceiling and do your work. If you’re focusing on the glass ceiling, focusing on what you don’t have, focusing on the limitations, then you will be limited.” — Ava DuVernay @Ava” username=”toprank”]

Sarita Rao

Sarita Rao
President, Integrated and Partner Solutions
AT&T
@saritasayso

[bctt tweet=”“Curiosity is just so important. Because you just never know what you’re going to uncover and when you ask those questions” — Sarita Rao @saritasayso” username=”toprank”]

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Singer-songwriter, Actress, and Businesswoman
@DollyParton

[bctt tweet=”“If your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader.” — Dolly Parton @DollyParton” username=”toprank”]

Tyrona Heath
Tyrona Heath
Director, Market Engagement, The B2B Institute at LinkedIn*
@tyrona

[bctt tweet=”“You are not just your job title. Job titles often don’t tell a story about who you are and what you stand for. By intentionally choosing how you will show up, you make a more meaningful investment in your leadership and impact.” — @tyrona” username=”toprank”]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

[bctt tweet=”“So often in life, things that you regard as an impediment turn out to be great good fortune.” — Ruth Bader Ginsburg” username=”toprank”]

Charlene Li
Charlene Li
Founder & Senior Fellow
Altimeter, a Prophet Company
@CharleneLi

[bctt tweet=”“Be eliminating all options for retreat, you can become single-mindedly focused on success and victory.” — Charlene Li @CharleneLi” username=”toprank”]

Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling
Comedian, Actress, and Writer
@MindyKaling

[bctt tweet=”“If you don’t see a clear path for what you want, sometimes you have to make it yourself.” — Mindy Kaling @MindyKaling” username=”toprank”]

Miri Rodriguez
Miri Rodriguez
Senior Storyteller Future of Work
Microsoft
@MiriRod

[bctt tweet=”“Do I believe in luck? Yes. It’s accompanied by patience, hard work, failure, resiliency, persistence and a little bit of sparkle.” — Miri Rodriguez @MiriRod” username=”toprank”]

Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Former First Lady of the United States, Diplomat, and Activist

[bctt tweet=”“Women are like teabags. We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” — Eleanor Roosevelt” username=”toprank”]

We’ll conclude with an eleventh bonus quote that sums up the power of B2B marketing when it makes true and enduring connections.

Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
Poet, Memoirist, and Activist

[bctt tweet=”“People will forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou” username=”toprank”]

I hope at least one of these gems brought you a smile. I think I’ll pin a few to my desktop background.

Thank you to each of these women and so many others who have helped to pave the way for today’s and future generations of girls, mothers, women, and business LEADERS. Imagine, one day your name, your son’s name, your niece’s, could be on that list in the intro of dedicated souls who helped to advance human rights to level the playing fields.

To learn even more about the top women in marketing, here’s a list of related articles we’ve published:

* LinkedIn is a TopRank Marketing client.

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28 Febbraio 2022