{"id":20,"date":"2019-08-27T04:22:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T04:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2023-12-14T17:47:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T17:47:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/?page_id=20","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<h4>Our<\/h4> <h1>Mission<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Black innovations changed the way we live through their contributions, from the traffic light to the ironing board. But there are countless others that have been overlooked that have made our lives much easier.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: left;\">The coloring book is designed to teach children the value of learning about science and inventions. It presents an educational narrative about the inventions we use every day. A corresponding teacher\u2019s guide is available for use in the classroom. The book has 26 beautiful alphabetic pages to color.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1835.jpg\" width=\"720\" title=\"IMG_1835\" alt=\"IMG_1835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1835.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1835-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1835-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1835-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1835-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\n<p>Dr. Dorothy Johnson Whitley is currently an adjunct professor at Jackson State University. She began as an events coordinator in the Career Services Center for the first 25 years of her career at the University.<\/p> <p>After completing her dissertation: \"A Study of Teachers' attitudes toward Arts Education Curriculum in Selected Urban Schools in Mississippi\", Dr. Whitley joined the Fine Arts Department as an instructor of Art for Children in 2002.<\/p> <p>This course is primarily prescribed for future elementary school Teachers, however open to any student who is interested in integrating arts education across the curriculum.<\/p> <p>She has been interested in and contributed to many community art projects and organizations throughout her career. She and her husband Tillman are co-founders of The Jacqueline House African American Museum in Vicksburg, MS, a museum that was founded in 1995, to showcase the art and history of Vicksburg's citizens.<\/p> <p>Dr. Whitley and her husband have one son and two grandsons.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sexy-cordoray-928x1024-720x794-1.jpg\" width=\"720\" title=\"sexy-cordoray-928x1024-720x794-1\" alt=\"sexy-cordoray-928x1024-720x794-1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sexy-cordoray-928x1024-720x794-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sexy-cordoray-928x1024-720x794-1-600x662.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/sexy-cordoray-928x1024-720x794-1-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\n<h3>Our Team<\/h3>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-with-sunglasses.jpg\" width=\"308\" title=\"Christine Lopez\" alt=\"Co-CEO\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-with-sunglasses.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-with-sunglasses-600x662.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-with-sunglasses-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-with-sunglasses-928x1024.jpg 928w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-with-sunglasses-768x847.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-with-sunglasses-928x1024-308x339.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <h3> Christine Lopez <\/h3> Co-CEO\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/themify\/\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-instagram\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-instagram\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a> <a 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aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-linkedin\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-linkedin\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-wearing-sexy-suit.jpg\" width=\"308\" title=\"Maxima Verre\" alt=\"Director of Design\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-wearing-sexy-suit.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-wearing-sexy-suit-600x662.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-wearing-sexy-suit-272x300.jpg 272w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-wearing-sexy-suit-928x1024.jpg 928w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-wearing-sexy-suit-768x847.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aainventionsatoz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/woman-wearing-sexy-suit-928x1024-308x339.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/> <h3> Maxima Verre <\/h3> Director of Design\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/themify\/\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-instagram\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-instagram\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/themify\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-twitter-alt\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-twitter-alt\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/themify\/about\/\"> <em ><svg xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use href=\"#tf-ti-linkedin\" xlink:href=\"#tf-ti-linkedin\"><\/use><\/svg><\/em> <\/a>\n<h3>Locations<\/h3>\n<h3>Los Angeles<\/h3> <p>777 Bohemia Drive<br \/>Los Angeles, 90210<\/p> <p>M \u2013 F: 11am \u2013 8pm\u00a0<br \/>Sat: 10am \u2013 8pm\u00a0<br \/>Sun: 12pm \u2013 5pm<br \/>Phone: 416-597-0888<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/themify.me\/\" > Get Directions <\/a>\n<h3>New York<\/h3> 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