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For master teacher and performing artist, Jessica “Culture Queen” Smith, there’s nothing more important than helping children and families connect with their culture and discover their own regalia.Smith has traveled the globe to awaken children’s curiosity, cultural awareness, and self-pride. She has taken center-stage at the Kennedy Center, trained educators at Yale University, facilitated workshops for teachers and students in Ghana, and delivered community-based programming for the Smithsonian and dozens of other museums, libraries, and schools.