Defying the Odds: The Mack Robinson Legacy
Defy the odds (verb): To accomplish something that most would deem impossible. It was the summer of 1936. The Olympic Games were set to…
Read MoreDefy the odds (verb): To accomplish something that most would deem impossible. It was the summer of 1936. The Olympic Games were set to…
Read MoreWe are all guilty of sometimes turning on Netflix to watch movies or brand-new series, and sometimes they’re good, while other times they can…
Read MoreThese works underscore the enduring strength and resilience of our community. I am optimistic that the forthcoming generation will boldly seek fair and equal compensation, rightfully recognizing the immense value we contribute to the workforce.
Read MoreOne balmy Southern California weekend in July, I had the opportunity to explore an eminent garden center in Los Angeles called Rolling Greens. I had learned about this comprehensive, family-owned garden center from their smaller shop in the Arts District in Downtown Los Angeles. But it is the larger flagship center in Culver City is where our afternoon was spent…
Read MoreSome call it the anti-Burning Man. Whereas Black Rock City packs up after it’s all over, the Bombay Beach Biennale is all about creating permanent art and transforming what was once considered an apocalyptic wasteland.
Read MoreIn a timely and inspirational message, Dr. Angela Davis said that the work that her mother did, and so many others, especially women, and also including white women – is work has never been lifted up, until now.
Read MoreTown Bizness Oakland – The City & Pride & Purpose “Wakanda Forever” sounds good. But, where I’m from–Town Bizness is what the Eastside of…
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.
Read MoreAt 48, my pallet has evolved from my younger days when the only crushed grapes my friends and I knew were the top-of-the-line wine Carlos Rossi and a motel that would leave the light on. Much has changed with me and Napa as well. Growing up near one of the worlds premier viticulture regions in the world, the epicenter of wine country seemed a world away from my East Bay home in Richmond, California.
Read MoreThere have been two street-side memorials in Pasadena recently held for young Black fathers killed by the Pasadena Police. One was on August 15th and the other was on September 30th. The first was held in Northwest Pasadena across from La Pintoresca Park just up from Washington Blvd. and the second was held on East Orange Grove Blvd. in-between the intersections of North Marengo Ave. and Garfield Ave.
Read MoreThorns on the Rose is a powerful new documentary on police brutality in the City of Roses. Josh Potter gives us a breakdown of the film.
Read MoreJames Farr, coproducer of Thorns on the Rose, sat down with us to talk his life, his show Conversation.Live, and his powerful documentary.
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