Tell Her Story

10/26/2025

What a beautiful experience! Tell Her Story unfolded before a packed house yesterday! Thank you to everyone who contributed time, gifts, talents, and treasure to make this event a success! We appreciate you!

Tell Her Story was produced by Make Art with Purpose and funded with generous support from Eugene McDermott Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation, and individual donors.

10/25/2025

Tell Her Story is in the news! Thank you Noelle Walker NBC5 and NBC DFW! Join us tomorrow, Saturday, October 25th at the South Dallas Cultural Center!

Tell Her Story is produced by Make Art with Purpose and funded with generous support from Eugene McDermott Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation, and individual donors.

Through vulnerability and art, women's fierce journeys inspire hope and healing in 'Tell Her Story'.

10/24/2025

TOMORROW is the day! We've cultivated a beautiful "sisterhood" through this unique project, sharing together, growing together, healing together, and creating together.

Through Tell Her Story, breast cancer thrivers have been paired with artists of color, who interpret each woman's story through their own artistic disciplines. Join us tomorrow at the South Dallas Cultural Center to experience these powerful stories through performance, dance, visual arts, and a panel discussion moderated by Hall of Fame Journalist, Gloria Campos.

This event is free and open to the public. Although registration is not required, you can use the registration link below to let us know you'll be there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tell-her-story-women-of-color-and-breast-cancer-tickets-1731466616259

Tell Her Story is produced by Make Art with Purpose and funded with generous support from Eugene McDermott Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation, Embrey Family Foundation , and individual donors.

10/23/2025

We are only two days away from Tell Her Story! Thank you KERA News for this feature!

Tell Her Story is produced by Make Art with Purpose and funded with generous support from Eugene McDermott Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation, Embrey Family Foundation, and individual donors.

The exhibition features original art based on stories from survivors of color

10/23/2025

Join us Saturday for an inspiring discussion about the Tell Her Story project and disparities for women of color and breast cancer. This event is free and open to the public! Make Art with Purpose

10/23/2025

We are very excited to introduce our dynamic moderator and panelists for the Tell Her Story discussion on Saturday! Please join us at the South Dallas Cultural Center as we discuss the Tell Her Story project and disparities for women of color and breast cancer. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but you are encouraged to register using the link below.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tell-her-story-women-of-color-and-breast-cancer-tickets-1731466616259

Tell Her Story is produced by Make Art with Purpose and funded with generous support from Eugene McDermott Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation, Embrey Family Foundation, and individual donors.

10/22/2025

Meet Zaneta, also known as SoulDynasty, and the artist paired with thriver, N'Kole, for Tell Her Story. She is a song stylist, lyricist, writer, and teacher. She has been a performer for the majority of her life and considers music to be the best way to heal, change, and evolve. She has a background in theater and dance, with an emphasis on Afrikan dance.

Zaneta wrote the lyrics to the song “Warrior Queen” and her duo, SoulCandy, wrote the melody. She is honored to be a part of the Tell Her Story project, and she would like to give a HUGE shout out to Len Barnett for accompanying on percussion and AOE Recording Studio for helping to arrange, and record the song.

To hear Zaneta and N'Kole's song, as well as the creations of other artists and thrivers, please come out on Saturday, October 25th, to the South Dallas Cultural Center for Tell Her Story. This event is free and open to the public. Simply click on the link below to let us know you'll be there; we look forward to seeing you!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tell-her-story-women-of-color-and-breast-cancer-tickets-1731466616259

Tell Her Story is funded with generous support from Eugene McDermott Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation, Embrey Family Foundation and individual donors.

10/21/2025

Meet Michelle, world-renowned choreographer, consummate storyteller, cultural ambassador, healer, professor, mother, and performing artist who's paired with Farahana for Tell Her Story. Michelle employs body and mind to build a bridge between the arts and academia. On stage and in the classroom, her dance, choreography, and associated scholarship evoke the social, political, economic and spiritual understandings central to building bonds within and across cultures. Her teaching and choreographic practice comprises all genres of the African Diaspora, Contemporary Afro Modern, Afro Funk, Jazz, and her own New Orleans Second Line Aesthetic.

Please join us on October 25th at South Dallas Cultural Center for Tell Her Story as Michelle, Farahana, and other artists and thrivers share the lived experiences, legacies, struggles, and resilience that shape the impact of breast cancer on the lives of women of color. The link to register is below, and we look forward to seeing you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tell-her-story-women-of-color-and-breast-cancer-tickets-1731466616259

Tell Her Story is funded with generous support from The Eugene McDermott Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation, Embrey Family Foundation, and individual donors.

10/20/2025

Meet Vicki, the nationally recognized artist who is paired with Toni for Tell Her Story. In addition to having a studio practice, Vicki is also an independent curator and writer. She has exhibited widely, and her work is in the permanent collections of the African American Museum in Dallas, The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Fort Wayne Museum of Art in Indiana, Paul Quinn College in Dallas, Serie Art Project in Austin and Norwalk Community College in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Vicki is the recipient of an extensive list of prestigious honors and awards. She spends time as Chief Operating Officer and Board Member of USEKLA: Center for Creative Investigation, a retreat for creatives in Costa Rica. She is also Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson’s at-large appointment to the Arts and Culture Commission and the Public Art Committee and serves on the Collections Committee for Bronzeville Center for the Arts in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Please join us Saturday, October 25th, at the South Dallas Cultural Center for Tell Her Story as Vicki, Toni, and other artists and thrivers share, through art and performance, inspiring stories that shape the impact of breast cancer on the lives of women of color. The link to register is below, and we look forward to seeing you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tell-her-story-women-of-color-and-breast-cancer-tickets-1731466616259

Tell Her Story is funded with generous support from Eugene McDermott Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation, Embrey Family Foundation and individual donors.

10/19/2025

Meet Frida, a Mexican artist who moved to Dallas in 2005 and joined Cara Mía’s Ensemble where she has served as an actress, designer, director, and teaching artist. Frida has also performed with Teatro Dallas, Prism, DTC, Dallas Children's Theatre, Soul Rep & The Ochre House. Frida has been paired with Rose for Tell Her Story, and we can't wait to experience it on Saturday!

Please join us on October 25th at the South Dallas Cultural Center for Tell Her Story as we share the lived experiences, legacies, struggles, and resilience that shape the impact of breast cancer on the lives of women of color. The link to register is below, and we look forward to seeing you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tell-her-story-women-of-color-and-breast-cancer-tickets-1731466616259

Tell Her Story is funded with generous support from Eugene McDermott Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation, Embrey Family Foundation and individual donors.