Aaminah Shakur
Accessibility Coordinator at Grand Rapids Pride Center
Artist, Art Historian, Independent Curator, Accessibility Coordinator, Consultant, Writer, Editor
Artist, art historian, consultant, culture critic, editor, educator, intuitive consultant, poet & writer. Specialized areas include disability/accessibility in the arts and beyond, gender/nonbinary trans issues, LGBTQ+, race, fat issues, writing & arts education, intuitive reading, dream interpretation and more.
Grand Rapids Pride Center
https://www.linkedin.com/company/grpride
Support the Grand Rapids Pride Center Board, Executive Director, employees, volunteers, committees, and events to ensure that social media, events, and programming are accessible diverse disability experiences. Conduct accessibility assessments as needed, provide feedback and education around disability, engage disabled members of the community for their feedback and concerns, etc.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Accessibility Coordinator
Shakur Arts
Writing, proofreading, editing, performance, zine-making, jewelry design/making, fiber arts, painting etc.

Intuitive and healing arts.
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
Artist, Art Historian, Culture Critic, Designer, Editor, Intuitive Consultant, Poet, Writer
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/urban-institute-for-contemporary-arts-uica-
Research, label writing for exhibitions, copyediting, support to the curator. Project of researching and writing descriptive/explanation labels for items from the Museum of Sexist Objects of Ferris State University.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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Exhibitions Assistant
The Fed Galleries at KCAD
Work study position - gallery reception (greet, answer questions, discuss art with visitors), install/de-install of shows with team, research and writing of statements/biographies, copyediting of a variety of documents
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
Gallery Assistant
Race & Disability Summit
This council will serve as the sole advisory body for the development of the forthcoming Race and Disability Summit slated to be hosted by Michigan Disability Rights Coalition November 2020.
Michigan
Advisory Council Member
Resilient Women Artist Collective
Artist, curation, event coordination, documentation of processes, marketing
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Artist/Co-Founder
Two Spirit Intuition & Healing Arts
Full Circle and Full Spectrum Doula services, Goddess Deck Intuitive Readings, Cleansing ceremonies, Dream interpretation, Education on herbs/natural living/nutrition/birth & reproductive justice, Crystal stone energy work, Cultural competence awareness/support; Centering women of color and queer/trans* of color needs.
grand rapids, michigan
Doula/Healer/Consultant
Elephant & Dove Casa de las Artes
Elephant & Dove Casa de las Artes features outsider/self-taught arts & crafts, including the written word. All items are original and made by experimental poet & artist Aaminah Shakur.
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
Owner, Artist, Designer, Poet, Zinester
First Steps
https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-steps
Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area
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Executive Assistant to CHAP
Certificate
I completed 24 of the 30 required credits for the MA in this program, plus an additional 3 credit Art History graduate seminar course. I did attempt the final 6 credits, which was writing my thesis, which is half complete, but due to impacts of multiple incidences of Covid and other serious ongoing health issues have opted for the Certificate in the program instead (which requires only 18 credit hours, so I have exceeded the requirements.)
Visual and Critical Studies
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Kendall College of Art and Design
https://www.linkedin.com/school/kendall-college-of-art-and-design/
Bachelor of Science - BS
Art History, Museum Studies
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Kendall College of Art and Design
https://www.linkedin.com/school/kendall-college-of-art-and-design/
Birth and Reproductive Justice, Parenting, Childbirth Education, Doula services
Outlaw Midwives
Provisionally Certified Full Circle Doula
Childbirth Education, Doula services, Breastfeeding support, Nutrition, Herbs
International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC)
African Centered childbirth, parenting, Zulu belly binding and baby wearing
Zulu Birth Project
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies; social services, community engagement, writing
Self Educated
thaura zine distro
http://thauradistro.blogspot.com/
Distro for zines, stickers, etc
thaura zine distro
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Grand Rapids Pride Center
https://www.linkedin.com/company/grpride
Providing support, advocacy, and advising for trans, non-binary, Two-Spirit, and gender non-conforming community. Supporting/organizing as part of a team Trans Week of Visibility, Trans Day of Remembrance, and other trans-supporting events. This is a partnership between the Grand Rapids Pride Center and Grand Rapids Trans Foundation.
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Member, TGNC Advisory Committee
Film Series Subcommittee of DEI Committee of KCAD
Organizing monthly films for academic calendar year towards DEI concerns for Kendall College of Art & Design, connecting with community partners to collaborate for facilitators/speakers/panelists to coordinate with the films.
Member
Grand Rapids Area Mutual Aid Network
Social media management, resource procurement and sharing of information, organizing of networks and services for those in need, connecting those with skills/resources with those in need, fundraising.

"Grand Rapids Area Mutual Aid Network is a hub for folks to share resources to keep each other safe and healthy. La Red de Ayuda Mutua del Área de Grand Rapids es un centro para que las personas compartan recursos para mantenerse seguros y saludables."
Co Administrator
Civil Rights and Social Action
Grand Rapids Pride Center
https://www.linkedin.com/company/grpride
Planning for Pride Festival 2020 and 2021
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Member, Pride Festival Planning Committee
Civil Rights and Social Action
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee of KCAD
Beginning with the March 2020 meeting and running through the 2020-2021 academic year, contributing to & consulting with the Kendall College of Art & Design (KCAD) Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion committee.
Student Representative
Civil Rights and Social Action
Grand Rapids Pride Center
https://www.linkedin.com/company/grpride
Coordinating and leading an Accessibility Subcommittee to the Grand Rapids Pride Festival 2020 and other Grand Rapids Pride Center events to address accessibility and access for disabled attendees and volunteers.
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Accessibility Coordinator for Pride Festival
Arts and Culture
Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives (GRAAMA)
Cataloging incoming physical donations for library, archives, and museum; docent, event planning support, etc.
Administrative, Docent
Queer GR
Consulting on program/services for local LGBTQIA population, and documenting history of the organization.
Consultant
Arts and Culture
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/urban-institute-for-contemporary-arts-uica-
Research and writing of artist statements, artwork labels, and extended context panels for US IS THEM exhibition.
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Consultant
Arts and Culture
DisArt Festival
https://www.linkedin.com/company/disart-festival
Accessibility consulting, assessments, support and education for DisArt Festival.
Accessibility Committee
Arts and Culture
Arts In Motion Studio
Participated as chair artist in 2012-2014; Planning committee 2014-2015, marketing subcommittee 2015.
Chair Affair Planning Committee
Arts and Culture
Arts In Motion Studio
Serving on Board of Directors, assisting the Marketing Committee, and event support.
Board Member
Facing History and Ourselves
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Holocaust and Human Behavior (June 2020: Cohort B)
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Grand Rapids, MI
Eric Zuniga
General Manager at Apartment Lounge
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mischalean-trevi%C3%B1o-07641095
Grand Rapids, MI
Mischalean Treviño
Payroll & Projects Specialist at Brio Living Services
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadencejoan
Kalamazoo, MI
Cadence Joan (Warr)
Creative Work, Outreach Strategist (Available Remotely)
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Grand Ledge, MI
Mary Peterson
Program Manager at Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jazz-mckinney
Grand Rapids, MI
Jazz McKinney, MA, LLP
Executive Director at Grand Rapids Pride Center, Social Justice and Equity Specialist
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundari-butkiewicz-17953415b
Detroit Metropolitan Area
Sundari Butkiewicz
united wholesale mortgage, Troy, Mi
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Holland, MI
Sydney Kocsis
Photonics Lab Builder
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Grand Rapids, MI
Kimberly Mills
Creative Programs Manager
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Grand Rapids, MI
Erin Hartsell
Graphic Designer/Production Artist at Scope Creative
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United Kingdom
Aaminah Ahmed
مسلم الحمدلله 💖
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Grand Rapids, MI
Elizabeth Preville
Philanthropy Project Coordinator at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
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Greater Philadelphia
Alexandra DiFiglia
Senior Digital Asset Management Administrator at Sesame Workshop
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Grand Rapids, MI
Taylor Greenfield
Director Of Development at Arbor Circle
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Ithaca, NY
Brooke Tobey
Registrar at Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
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Greater Boston
Amber Stout
Assistant Director of Stewardship at Harvard University Graduate School of Design
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-newman-7b24a528
Longmont, CO
Michele Newman
Aging, Independent, Autistic Savant
https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcy-b-freedman-5644636
Croton-On-Hudson, NY
Marcy B. Freedman
Co-curator of video art exhibition at Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lance-esplund
Brooklyn, NY
Lance Esplund
Author of "The Art of Looking: How to Read Modern and Contemporary Art" (Basic);
Art Critic at The Wall Street Journal
Brooke Benoit
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
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