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…
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Film Review | Jesse Owens, the Movie “RACE” and the Impact on the 2024 Olympic Games
We 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…
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Exhibit Review | Art Share L.A. : SOMOS
These 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.
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Exhibit Review | Basquiat : KING PLEASURE
“Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure” is more than an art exhibit; it is a journey through the life of a remarkable artist whose vision transcended the boundaries of his time.”
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Exploring Los Angeles | Rolling Greens – Garden & Nursery Mecca for the Modern Home
One 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…
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Dr. Angela Davis | How The YWCA Saved Her Mother’s Life
In 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.
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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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Exhibit Review | Takashi Murakami- Stepping on the Tail of a Rainbow @ The Broad
Out of defiance for the Western-dominated art world, Murakami created his own movement called Superflat. The name refers both to the flattened compositions that lacked one point perspective of historical Japanese artistic movements such as Nihonga, as well as to the flattening (or merging) of art and commerce.
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LACMA | The Obama Portraits Tour & Black American Portraits
Being a Black man in America many of those stories resonate with me. They make me feel at home when I attend these exhibits. Viewing the pieces also build confidence and pride in being Black. It causes me to celebrate the strength within our culture, how we have persevered through tough times, how we have remained strong throughout our journey here.
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New York Fashion Week 2021 | A Beautiful Failure
New York is the big city of dreams and if you can make it there you can make it anywhere, but I believe that’s because it challenges an individual to be uncomfortable which pushes people to become fearless and gain confidence to get up and try again after they get knocked down.
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Thorns on the Rose | Documentary Review
Thorns 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.
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People of Note: James Farr, Conversation.Live
James 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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