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Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison

290 - Honoring the Ritual of Wash Day and Viewing Art as an Act of Justice with Photographer Tomesha Faxio

Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison

Be the Bridge

Education

4.9774 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Tomesha Faxio is a self-taught documentary photographer dedicated to portraying and centering the Black experience. She specializes in portraits of Black women and women of color. Tomesha strives to tell authentic stories that both inform and inspire, and her photography has been featured across media outlets. Before becoming a photographer, Tomesha was a lawyer working as Legal Counsel for Spanx. She is a graduate of Spelman College (B.A., Psychology) and Vanderbilt University (J.D., Law), and now lives with her husband and two daughters in Atlanta, Georgia. 

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0:00.0

Be the Bridge, Be the Bridge.

0:01.4

You are listening to the Be The Bridge podcast with Latasha Morrison.

0:06.1

What are you guys doing today?

0:08.7

It's exciting.

0:09.5

Each week, Be The Bridge podcast tackles subjects related to race and culture with the goal of bringing understanding.

0:16.9

But I'm going to do it in the spirit of love.

0:19.4

We believe understanding can move us toward racial healing, racial equity, and racial unity.

0:25.1

Latasha Morrison is the founder of Be the Bridge,

0:27.9

which is an organization responding to racial brokenness and systemic injustice in our world.

0:34.0

This podcast is an extension of our vision to make sure people are no longer conditioned by a racialized society but grounded in truth.

0:42.2

If you have not hit the subscribe button, please do so now.

0:45.6

Without further ado, let's begin today's podcast.

0:48.9

Oh, and stick around for some important information at the end.

0:54.1

Be the bridge community. We have a treat for you.

0:58.8

I have someone that you, maybe you've heard of her or maybe you've seen her as some of the Be the Bridge

1:04.0

Abyssia Faxio. She is a self-taught documentary photographer and she's dedicated to portray it and centering the Black experience.

1:15.6

She specializes in portraits of black women and women of color.

1:19.6

Tamisha strives to tell authentic stories that both inform and inspire.

1:24.6

And her photography has been featured across the media outlets before becoming a photographer.

1:29.3

To me, she was a lawyer. Working as a legal counsel for Spanx, she is a graduate of the Spellman College and Vanderbilt University, a JD-in-law.

1:42.3

And now lives with her husband and two daughters in Atlanta, Georgia.

1:46.9

Let's welcome to Misha.

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