Adult male: black throat with violet-blue lower band. Adult female: black-violet spots rare on throat. Immature male: Throat usually has black-violet spots.

Art is an expansive medium used to express one’s innermost emotions and sentiments. Whether you’re making art or consuming it, paintings have the ability to make you think, feel and deepen.

In this three-part series honoring Black History Month, I’m speaking with a group of Black female business leaders about how they’re thriving in a society that hasn’t traditionally supported ...