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Recent News

On June 2nd, we were pleased to host our Drive to Recovery Featuring Governor Deval Patrick. Governor Patrick reported on Massachusetts' response to the federal economic stimulus plan. Click here for more information.

Beginning this spring, TCI will pilot its first addressing Leader Mentoring Program addressing leadership in an innovative, breakthrough way that is consistent with our mission. The program will train mentors who, in turn, guide their mentee's self development.

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Profiles of Success

Rosie Gordon-Wallace

Curator/Executive Director, Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator

Member since 2004

Rosie Gordon-Wallace’s professional background belies her current passion. Knowing her just a few years ago, one might never have guessed that this licensed medical microbiologist and former senior consultant for Searle Pharmaceuticals from 1981-1999 is now the founder and senior curator of Diaspora Vibe Gallery, one of the most talked about art incubator spaces in Miami. Gordon-Wallace, always a passionate lover of art, made up her mind in 1996 to devote herself full time to the gallery she created and developed. Diaspora Vibe Gallery, which specializes in Caribbean and Latin American Art with an emphasis on exhibiting emerging artists, supports the development of new work by resident artists by offering workshops and other skill-building opportunities for young artists. The gallery also provides educational and outreach programs for the community. In the past, Rosie Gordon-Wallace has been awarded The African Heritage Cultural Arts Center 3rd Annual Calabash Amadlozi Visual Arts Award, International Businesswoman of the Year, One of South Florida’s 50 Most Powerful Black Professionals of 2007, The Images and Voices of Hope: What works: From Inspiration to Action award; The Champion of the Arts Award; The Red Cross Spectrum Award for Culture; The Women in International Trade Businesswoman of the Year award, and the Miami Beach Black Advisory Board Award for Arts and Culture. Diaspora Vibe Gallery also partners with the Florida Center for Literary Arts' “ One Community One Book” initiative, which sponsored a Conversation with Edwidge Danticat at Diaspora Vibe Gallery.