Bloom Magazine
Category: Features
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Ellyn Pruitt: Finding Black History Written in Stone
Ellyn Pruitt grew up with an affection and respect for cemeteries. She remembers that whenever her extended family in Gary,…
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Mattie White: Deputy Director of IU Athletics
Though she’s earned several degrees herself, when you visit Mattie White’s office, there’s only one credential on display—her grandmother’s 1939…
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Nicole Browne: Monroe County Clerk
As early voters wrapped around the block in downtown Bloomington last fall, Nicole Browne, the first Black woman elected as…
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Maria E. Hamilton Abegunde: Exploring the Legacy of Slavery
In 2014, Maria E. Hamilton Abegunde was the first person to earn a doctorate in African American and African Diaspora…
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Larissa Danielle: Visual Artist
Artist Larissa Danielle’s multimedia work has often been inspired by political and social realities. In 2020, those realities felt particularly…
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Dr. Tashera Perry: Obstetrician-Gynecologist
“Fun fact,” says Dr. Tashera Perry, an OB/GYN with Indiana University Health, adjunct clinical assistant professor for the IU School…
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Virginia Githiri: Entrepreneur, Singer, Lecturer
Virginia Githiri wears so many different professional hats in her daily life, it’s not hard to fathom that writing inspirational…
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Markay Winston: MCCSC Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction
Growing up, Markay Winston, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for the Monroe County Community School Corporation (MCCSC) since 2017,…
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Jenn Cristy: Musician
Jenn Cristy has a credo for these challenging times: “Be kind and have conversations with people.”
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