A California Cajun Returns to the Bayou
I’m away from my San Diego home, visiting Louisiana right now, crashing in a friend’s New Orleans guest house. It’s the tail end of…
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Conversation | One Night in Leimert – Four Black Men & Bringing the Joy
I wanted to hear from everyday Black men talking about their lives and where they find joy in the midst of the unrest in this new millennium crusade to substantiate Black lives.
So, I invited small group to join a conversation at the KAOS Network Art Center in Leimert Park, CA.
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Celebrating Early Childhood Traditions in Kazakhstan
The first year of life is a sacred but precarious time. We all arrive from our mother’s womb vulnerable and reliant on others for…
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Tribute | Virgil Abloh, A True Architect
Virgil gave us SB Blazers, graphic T-shirts, New Era hat wearing – who listens to rap music with no fashion design background? Kids hope that we could all become Artistic Directors and Designers for large fashion houses if we stay true to ourselves. Virgil was a true architect in building a bridge for our culture to thrive in different spaces we were not welcomed to in the past.
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Thoughts on Covid-19 Holidays with Linda “Peaches” Tavani
My Covid 19 Thanksgiving into Christmas, 2020 I am inspired to share the way I feel during the pandemic with you. About what I…
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Nipsey Hussle – The Marathon Man
Ermias Asghedom, a child of the 1980’s crack epidemic and gang violence, learned to navigate and survive the systematic complexities of growing up black,…
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Transitions: Country Mouse, City Mouse
When I married Mike in 1983, I moved to Pasadena, California for the first time. Having grown up in the San Gabriel Valley,…
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Life Stories: Elwood Edwards – A Lifetime of Work in Television with a Special Past
Working the early morning shift at WKYC Channel 3, Elwood Edwards is the type of person you would expect to find in the blue-collar…
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Life Stories: At 80 Years Young, Making Cookies and Reading to Children Keep Wally Amos Going
Some might say he has a “famous” reputation, but for Wally Amos, life is about living in the moment. Having already founded one of the…
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Life Stories: “Going Green” Marked Turning Point for Trader Joe’s Founder Joe Coulombe
With only $2,000 in his pocket, Joe Coulombe sought out to create Pronto Markets. A recent graduate of Stanford University, Coulombe saw an opportunity…
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