EP 02: Black History Month – Collecting Artifacts with Rosie Dawson

Mike & Zoe talk with property manager & art collector Rosie Dawson about the ASPIRE Center’s BHM art exhibit which explores the importance of Black people taking control of their own image in the years after emancipation.

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February 11, 2026
Mike & Zoe sit down with art enthusiast and collector Rosie Dawson to talk about the ASPIRE Center’s Black History Month art exhibit, which explored the importance of Black people taking control of their own image in the years after emancipation. Take a listen.

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