Kimberly M. Jenkins
I’m an educator, researcher and founder who specializes in the sociocultural and historical influences behind why we wear what we wear.
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Kim will be the keynote speaker for “Fashioning Freedom,” the Juneteenth celebration in Pennsylvania.
Join us in the Longwood Gardens Open Air Theatre for an evening with Kimberly Jenkins, who will lead us in the Voices Underground celebration of African American fashion and its critical relationship to the work of freedom. Joining Jenkins for this event is an Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design and fellow in the Costume Institute of Metropolitan Museum of Art Dr. Jonathan Square, as well as Founder and CEO of Grant BLVD and Blk Ivy Thrift Dr. Kimberly McGlonn. This event will consist of a colorful lecture from Ms. Jenkins and a fireside chat with Dr. Square and Dr. McGlonn, followed by a fashion show highlighting the work of several African American curators and designers and a musical performance by Madelyn Brene.
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