EXPERIENCE, Fashion, JOURNEY, Life Stories

Tribute | Virgil Abloh, A True Architect

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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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City LIfe!!, EXPLORE

Series | Social Justice Tourism – Napa Valley, California

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At 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.

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Mirabel shrugs while standing in front of the casita with her family looking out from the windows.
EXPERIENCE, Film

Film Review | Disney’s Encanto

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Encanto is a film five years in the making and it shows in the quality of the animation, songwriting and storytelling throughout its runtime. It is the sort of heartwarming tale you will want to watch again and again, the kind you put on when it’s cold outside and all you want to do is snuggle under a blanket with a loved one and escape somewhere magical. Encanto’s magic will soon be available from the comfort of home, available to stream on Christmas Eve.

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EXPLORE, JOURNEY, Pilgrimages & Peregrinatio, Travel

Iona, Scotland: Enchanting Isle of Spirit and Mystery

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The mysterious island if Iona is calling, who will sojourn with us for a time?  The natural and spiritual appeal of this tiny island in the Inner Hebrides off the coast of Scotland has been drawing travelers to it’s shores at least since the 500’s when St. Columba and his companions arrived from Ireland and set up a monastic community there.

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People of Note, PONDER

People of Note: Andre Henry – Musician, Author, Activist

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While the events discussed in “All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep” were playing out, Henry wrote his popular song “Playing Hookey” about his frustrations with White Evangelism. As he’s grown as a community activist — helping lead marches in Pasadena and even carrying a boulder around to represent the burden that Black people face in society — he’s processed through his own beliefs about Christianity and the person of Jesus.

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