What the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Means To Me – An Essay by William Syms
Reflecting on the work, words and life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. should remind everyone that our work is not done. More than…
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Pasadena Protests George Floyd Murder: Non-Violent Protests in a Mid-Size American City
Photos by Georgia Sanders and Brian Biery There have been four protests in Pasadena so far this past week that I know about and…
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A Poem and a Lament of White Privilege
I have decided to take the risk of offending you To gently ask that you join me too To wake up and make…
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Children in Jail: Healing Trauma with Poetry
Do you remember going to camp as a child? I certainly do. I spent every summer from about when I was six to fourteen…
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Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983, The Broad, Los Angeles
When Jay-Z & Beyonce rented out the Louvre Museum in Paris to shoot a music video for their joint album Everything Is Love, initially many…
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Recap – Film Screening & Panel Discussion Group: “13th”
On February 26, 2017 – the 5 year anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin – over 75 people joined together with Culture Honey…
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Book Review: Becoming by Michelle Obama
Reading Michelle Obama’s biography left me feeling like I’d been invited into her home or watched her being interviewed by Oprah. As I put…
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Offsides & Out of Bounds, Thoughts on Athletes and Activism: We Matter by Etan Thomas
“Shut up and dribble,” was the response of television and radio talk show host Laura Ingraham to Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James for “talking politics”…
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Women’s History Month: A Tribute to Maya Angelou
As we settle into Women’s History Month, I think of all the women who came before me, all the women who made space for…
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Is Anybody Listening? – A Poem by Natalie Patterson
Is Anybody Listening? We are a nation of opinions Someone is always talking Which leads me to wonder, Who is listening? Who is taking…
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Book Review – The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration 10 Years Later
Photo Credit: The New Jim Crow, The New Press In the ten years since the seminal work on race in America in the 21st…
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Culture Honey Bites: Perry’s Joint, Pasadena, CA
Okay, so it’s lunchtime in Pasadena, and you are looking for something fresh to eat in a friendly atmosphere that features great music to listen…
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