Shonda, Nina and Anne: The Feminine Art of Leadership, Awareness, Authenticity, and Action
Shonda, Nina, and Anne each embody leadership rooted in awareness, authenticity, and action.
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Self-Care Workshop | Embodying a Settled State: Led by Heidi Pidcoke & Chantal Donnelly, Pasadena, California
Culture Honey is excited to let our readers know about an innovative new Self-Care Workshop coming up in Pasadena, California! The workshop will be led by psychotherapist Heidi Pidcoke and physical therapist Chantal Donnelly.
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Film Review | Jesse Owens, the Movie “RACE” and the Impact on the 2024 Olympic Games
Jesse Owens was an African American track athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. His story is significant because, in 1936, Europe was on the brink of World War II. Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, hosted the Berlin Olympics with the intent of showcasing its ideology of Aryan racial superiority. However, the Games became notable for challenging this propaganda. Jesse Owens’ victories directly contradicted Nazi racial theories and highlighted the absurdity of racial discrimination.
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Person of Note | The Mack Robinson Legacy: Defying the Odds in Life and at the Olympics
In 1936 at the Olympic Games, the odds were heavily stacked against Black athletes. Many were questioned about why they would agree to compete in a country that was racist toward them while representing another racist country. Yet, those 18 Black athletes knew that they would defy the status quo. By participating in these Olympic Games, they personified the idea of “taking up space,” and understood the lasting impact their presence would have for generations to come.
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Essay | The Personal Impact of Reviewing the Film, “Till”
Loving connection is a boundless space that defies any distance. The mother of Emmett Till, Mamie’s anger and her devotion to her son propel her decisions, yet not in a vengeful tone. She is actively angry when it serves as she remains clear, grounded and grows. Mamie’s growth and courage are a win for humanity.
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Film Festivals | Black August Film Festival Sophomore Year Opens in Pasadena, CA
The festival brings focus to justice movements that are current as well as from throughout history, movements from around the world and nationally, as well highlights media that has been produced locally that activity champions reform for the local Pasadena Police Department and also offers support to budding film-makers here in Pasadena, with the Pasadena African-American Film Foundation.
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Documentary Review | Becoming Frederick Douglass
If you are looking for a helpful primer on the life of Frederick Douglass or a way to further educate yourself during Black History Month, Becoming Frederick Douglass is an excellent place to start.
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Based in Paris | Reflections on Light at Christmastime
The Gift of Light
“Ultimately my hope is to offer possibilities for expanding thoughts toward greater unity, to nudge the future toward the light in the senses and throughout experiences of humanity.”
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Juneteenth Celebration | Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA
The 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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Film Festival | Black August Film Festival Debuts in Pasadena, CA
Local film makers Dennis Haywood and James Farr are contributing to the cause of justice via film again – this time through the founding and hosting an international film festival with it’s inaugural debut this month in Pasadena, CA on Saturday, August 13th, 2022.
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Series | Social Justice Tourism – Ballin’ on a Budget… Provence
I have traveled through many nations, including this trip into France, that had colonized the world. And not once had I felt–Black. Or at least the sensation of how traveling while Black in America has conditioned me to feel. Black people, are constantly navigating that.
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People of Note | Aminah “Chef Mimi” Robinson-Briscoe, Founder of the Black Food & Wine Experience
(Chef Mimi has)….created community through the Black Food & Wine Experience, which was held for the fifth time this summer…
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