Tula B. Strong : No One Can Take Away Your Education, Faith, or Dance

Tula B. Strong, a Liberian-American performance artist, joins
Melissa on the mic for our Everyday Woman Series. Tula was raised
by a single mother who immigrated to the United States after
fleeing Liberia during the midst of the Liberian Civil War.
Tula's mother, a refugee woman who lost everything, raised her
children to value education as one of the few things that could
never be taken away from them. Tula took her mother's words to
heart and went on to attend Princeton University, on a full-ride
scholarship program, fresh out of high-school! While at
Princeton, Tula discovered her love for dance and choreography.
Today, Tula is working on one of the biggest projects of her
life, a 3-day dance and music experience called TESTIMONY that
centers around a community of Afro-Diasporic women and their
journeys of trauma, healing, and faith.


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SHOW NOTES


In this episode, we talk about:





Tula's mother and her experience of fleeing Liberia as a
refugee

The importance of education in Tula's household

Growing up in a low income family and getting accepted into
two of the best Ivy League schools on earth

Being a student of color at Princeton and not fitting in with
the "mainstream"

Advocating for BIPOC people on campus

TESTIMONY, Tula's 3-day dance and music experience premiering
during women's history month in 2022

Tula's relationship with God and how she intertwines
spirituality with dance

Healing her relationship with religion after discovering a
church community full of young creatives

The meaning of Sisterhood






RESOURCES:





Learn more about Tula B. Strong on her Website

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premiering March 2022

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