Who's Part of It
Every person here has helped shape this in their own way.
Aisha Imani Sanaa
Interdisciplinary Artist · Topeka, KS
Aisha Imani Sanaa is an interdisciplinary, community-driven artist whose work centers on celebrating Black resilience, joy, wellness, and liberation. She earned her BFA in Interior Design from the California College of the Arts, where she developed a socially conscious, critically engaged approach to art and design. Her personal journey—balancing caregiving, self-care, and purpose—led her to establish a professional art practice rooted in healing and community. She has collaborated with a range of institutions and organizations, including ArtsConnect of Topeka, the Mulvane Art Museum, the Kansas Children's Discovery Center, the For The Culture Festival, and many more. She has curated exhibitions and exhibited her mixed media art in Kansas, Missouri and Chicago.
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Chantel White
LMT, RYT-200 · Cute & Cut, Lawrence, KS
Chantel is the founder of Cute & Cut, a wellness studio in Lawrence offering therapeutic massage, private yoga, assisted stretching, and sound healing rooted in nervous-system-informed care. She's a Licensed Massage Therapist, Registered Yoga Teacher, and Certified Sound Healing Practitioner currently pursuing her MSW at Washburn. She also created Balance, a line of Kansas-made CBD wellness products, and serves on the board of Douglas County CORE, supporting other historically underrepresented entrepreneurs. Her story has been featured in the Lawrence Times.
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Jaquita Clark, LMSW
Topeka, KS
Jaquita is an LMSW based in Topeka whose career has centered on child and family wellbeing, with a focus on solution-focused practice in crisis support. Outside of her clinical work, she's built community spaces centered on belonging and connection, and in her free time she enjoys tufting.