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I try to be mindful about the type of media I consume, but every so often, I zone out and get stuck in the endless scroll. 🙈

Today, an article about a Houston couple putting the T & Q in LGBTQ caught my eye, so obviously I had to read it. 🫶🏾

As I finished, I saw a familiar name in the “related story section” — Sabuco. For those of you that don’t know, I worked with Tina and her AMAZING team at Arts Alive! a few years ago. It was the first place that made me feel like I could show up as my authentic self, be valued for my contributions, and still feel like I was making a difference. (If you really know me, you know that these are values that I hold dear to my heart). ❤️

So, I’m super excited to share Tina’s feature from the HoustonPress. She talks about her story as a member of the LGBTQ community and her company. I really admire that she was able to create a business that is so authentic to who she is while also allowing her to make an impact in the lives of others.

There are so many great nuggets in the article, but here’s one that really resonated with me. 👇🏾

“…Being accepted for being weird or however you are created, that is Arts Alive!. I created something that embraces that everybody can be whomever they want to be and do whatever they want to do. There is definitely a direct relationship between the philosophies at Arts Alive! about igniting the joy in everybody and being joyful in whatever you do that translates into feeling good about who you are.”

So in the spirit of Tina, on this last day of Pride Month, I want to remind you to be YOU! Find your groove in what lights you up. And of course…

Love 👏 who 👏you 👏want 👏to 👏love.

PERIODT!

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Putting the L in LGBT: Tina Sabuco’s Imagination Is Limitless Tina Sabuco doesn't let labels define her. Instead, she lets her imagination run free, and she helps youth to unlock the creative parts of their minds in order to help them grow into well-rounded adults. Likewise, she has never let labels or fear stop her from loving whom she wanted to love.

👋🏾Many of us are celebrating Father’s Day today in the US. But did you know today is also Juneteenth? It still baffles me that I didn’t learn about this until I went to college 🙄.

Let me give you the run down.

🎩In 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring all enslaved people free.

📜It wasn’t until more than two years later, in June of 1865, that U.S. Army troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas to officially announce and enforce emancipation.

Texas was the last state of the Confederacy in which enslaved people officially gained their freedom. ✊🏽(Slavery still occurred in certain territories after this, but that’s another story for a different day.)

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So, we celebrate June Nineteenth (Juneteenth) each year across the US. Why? For the same reasons we celebrate the 4th of July. It’s Black Independence Day. 🫶🏾 In 2021, Biden came through and officially declared Juneteenth a federal holiday. 🎉

If you want to learn more, check out “Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom” event hosted by CNN tonight. Check your local listings ✌🏾

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We are witnessing HERstory! Introducing Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson who is the First Black Woman to ever serve on the Supreme Court of the United States 🇺🇸

So excited I got to support ‘s grand opening of . YOU are THE EXCEPTION. Thank you for sharing your story and creating a space for us to share our stories. I look forward to connecting with other content creators in Houston.
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