I started To Live in Color after seeing a high need for inclusion and equity programming in cultural spaces. Prior to 2020, I consulted and curated community programs for Microsoft , ImagineOn Children’s Library , The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, and other cultural spaces.

When the pandemic hit and the 2022 Protests began ,all the cultural spaces were now seeking DEI agents like I had never  seen before. I believed , while the work is important, it no longer honored my activism. The form of activism that gave space for storytelling , joy, belonging , and accessibility to the artful practices to oppressed communities. I honored that my form of activism was beyond an equity “book list” and temporary changes that were not deeply rooted in structural change.  

I began focusing on the culture we embrace within the walls of our own homes.These should be our safe spaces. Breonna Taylor, her family, and many other Black people do not get this comfort. Amidst a global pandemic and while continuing to work as a healthcare worker, I started "Giving Black Women Their Flowers", a cultural ode to Black women , delivering bouquets to Black women in Charlotte,NC. In Spring 2021 , I created a greeting card for the Giving BLACK Women Their Flowers that The Apollo Theater dispersed in gift boxes to their annual luncheon. The GBWTF project allowed me to gain national attention , and was the seed that helped To Live in Color bloom into the floral and experiential design work that we are now doing today. 

When I am not planning community programming or designing for To Live in Color , you can catch me at Levine’s Children Hospital where I serve as Program Director for Arts For Life, an organization dedicated to supporting pediatric patients and families through arts education and engagement.