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30+ Black Women & Gender Diverse Community Leaders Over 65

Jessika Hepburn
Friday, February 20, 2026

I’ve been working on this list of 30+ Black women and gender diverse community leaders who are over 65. With the passing of local African Nova Scotian activist Eddie Carvery and Rev. Jesse Jackson it seems important to share rather than waiting.  Don’t wait to give people their flowers. Everyone on this list is still alive…

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Notes To A Little Schmuck

“What am I (?) — shall not attempt an answer.” Found in my grandmother Ana Brom’s notebooks tucked between instructions on dying wool and sketches for clothing designs…

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Handwork – The Blues

🧵Stitching The Blues🪡 Mixed media experiments — stitched and felted hand dyed wool, remnants of my Nana Ana Brom’s hand dyed silks (and her thread scissors), beads &…

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Allegory of the Long Spoons

Imagine that hell is a dinner party. There is a long table in a grand hall filled with  delicious food but the guests are miserable. No one is able…

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The Biscuit Eater Cafe & Books

Project: The Biscuit Eater Cafe & Books From 2016-2022 my family owned and operated a rural cafe and bookstore with a focus on community care. I commissioned illustrator…

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Jessika Hepburn Timeline 1982-2024

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Jews for Racial & Economic Justice Israel-Palestine Shabbat Guide

Project: Jews for Racial and Economic Justicec (JFREJ) Israel-Palestine Shabbat Guide Date: November 2023-January 2024 JFREJ-Shabbat-Participant-Guide-V3.1-SEG-FINAL

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Handwork – The Blues

🧵Stitching The Blues🪡 Mixed media experiments — stitched and felted hand dyed wool, remnants of my Nana Ana Brom’s hand dyed silks…

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Allegory of the Long Spoons

Imagine that hell is a dinner party. There is a long table in a grand hall filled with  delicious food but the guests…

Continue Reading Allegory of the Long Spoons

The Biscuit Eater Cafe & Books

Project: The Biscuit Eater Cafe & Books From 2016-2022 my family owned and operated a rural cafe and bookstore with a focus…

Continue Reading The Biscuit Eater Cafe & Books

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2025 JFREJ Virtual Mazals Producer & Diasporspritz

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The Biscuit Eater Cafe & Books

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Jews for Racial & Economic Justice Israel-Palestine Shabbat Guide

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  • 30+ Black Women & Gender Diverse Community Leaders Over 65
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2025 JFREJ Virtual Mazals Producer & Diasporspritz

Project: Virtual producer of the 2025 Jews for Racial and Economic Justie (JFREJ) Mazals responsible for virtual run of show, coordinating with special guests, and event facilitation. Designed Diasporspritz printable and marketing content for JFREJ newsletter. Also virtual emcee of the 2024 Virtual Mazals program. Date: September 2025

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