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SIDE BARRE Convos | Breaking Creative Walls & Social Norms

SIDE BARRE Convos | Breaking Creative Walls & Social Norms

We all have a special gift we can offer the world and cultivating that gift for good is a type of alchemy that artist Deun Ivory is no stranger to. Using her photography as her own form of “ministry,” Deun aims to celebrate the multi-faceted beauty of black women and cultivate a culture of self-...
SIDE BARRE Convos | Taking Control of Your Body & Health

SIDE BARRE Convos | Taking Control of Your Body & Health

Chronic diseases are among the most prevalent and costly health conditions in the United States. Nearly 45% of all Americans suffer from at least one chronic disease. ⁠ ⁠ This past August, our founder Erin Carpenter sat down with Nikita Chopra founder of Chronicon and lupus advocate Tonya Ingram...