
BLACK LIVES MATTER: Rainbow Kids, Coca-Cola, Brutality & Norman Rockwell
When you think of ethnic and racial harmony and justice in the U.S., are you like me in wanting the promise of life, uniqueness, togetherness, friendship…
Read MoreWhen you think of ethnic and racial harmony and justice in the U.S., are you like me in wanting the promise of life, uniqueness, togetherness, friendship…
Read MoreWhen I think of the early 1980’s, I think of a “gritty” time, but in terms of race relations in the U.S., somehow a…
Read MorePasadena’s Black History Parade is the longest running Black history parade in the Southern California area. Established in 1982 as a family-friendly festival with the purpose of bringing together and celebrating the Black community in the Pasadena area, this year marked the parades 41st year.
Read More#Enough, #WhatIf and #NeverAgain On Valentine’s Day of 2018 at 2:20 PM on the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Nikolas Cruz, a…
Read MoreThe Romance of Unconnected Lives Chapter Twelve Christmas came and went. As did the rest of the winter months. Not much of any…
Read MoreThe Romance of Unconnected Lives Chapter Eleven As the year approached its last month, things changed in the city. What was simple advertising turned…
Read MoreThe Romance of Unconnected Lives Chapter Nine Matt and Kyle worked the room like two parts of a well-oiled machine. Everyone Matt met with,…
Read MoreThe Romance of Unconnected Lives Chapter Seven “So?” Anette sat opposite Jane as they found a two-person table and sat down for lunch. The…
Read MoreThe Romance of Unconnected Lives Chapter One There once was a man named Matt and a woman named Jane – or a woman named…
Read MoreMany people today are dissin’ 2020 like a bad penny; memes, tee shirts, and coffee mugs can all be found that denigrate the year. And it’s no wonder: in California alone we’ve experienced unprecedented fires throughout the state, the coronavirus pandemic to deal with, nonstop political division (and at one point a 4.5 magnitude earthquake) and perhaps most importantly, like the rest of the country, we are experiencing a civil rights reckoning focused on the effects of systemic racism, white supremacy, and police brutality. As in many cities across America and beyond, residents and families in Pasadena felt compelled to protest and stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter this past summer after the horrendous death of George Floyd at the hands of police.
Read MoreThe assignment was simple: retrieve comments on gun violence in 15-minutes. Then out through the USC campus they went; my eager student reporters from the Annenberg Specialized Journalism…
Read MoreThe Leimert Park Juneteenth celebration is essentially a large family reunion to bring the Black community of LA together. It is designed to give back to Black owned businesses within the south Los Angeles area exposure, and to create awareness of the Black creative community in Leimert Park.
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