BLAAC GOALS:
- To offer events that promote individual and community activism and empowerment
- To provide organizing expertise to individuals and organizations for community outreach efforts
- To promote cultural, visual, and folk-art education through conferences, workshops, and community celebrations.
Our Founder
BLAAC Founder, Writer, Poet, Community Organizer, Writing to Heal Facilitator, Practitioner of Women’s Empowerment
BLAAC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Deeproots Arts & Culture Creative Servies, LLC (https://www.facebook.com/deepwellstudio/), Muralist, Printmaker, Folklorist, Master Storyteller, Elementary Art Teacher
Pleasant Street Community Member, Ret. Hospital Environmental Services Worker
Author, Human Resource Specialist, Executive Director – Self Narrate, Inc. ( Self Narrate, Inc.) & Story:GNV Conference (STORY:GNV Conference)
Violinist, Real Estate Agent, Violin Teacher
In Memoriam:
It is with great sadness that the Bailey Learning and Arts Collective says goodbye to our founding board members, felecia “beanie” malone and Juanita Williams. When I wasn’t sure if I could make my dream of a community education and arts organization come true, Juanita and beanie helped me define our mission and paint a beautiful picture of what we could do. Juanita even designed our first business cards and distributed them at a major conference, clearly stating our mission and goals. We will miss both of their infectious smiles, creativity, laughter, and zest for life. We will celebrate and recall the influence they had on the lives of everyone they touched. They are now ancestors, which means they will never truly leave us! Thank you, Juanita and beanie! Rest well, beloveds.