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Oakland Lake Merritt with tall building and warm lights in the background

City LIfe!!, EXPERIENCE, EXPLORE, Film, FoodAugust 23, 2022

Series | Social Justice Tourism – Oakland Forever

By James Farr

Town Bizness Oakland – The City & Pride & Purpose “Wakanda Forever” sounds good. But, where I’m from–Town Bizness is what the Eastside of…

A Black man wearing a grey beanie and bright blue sunglasses smiles brightly and does rock on-esque gestures for the camera.

City LIfe!!, EXPLORE, JUSTICE, Justice in ActionAugust 23, 2022

Juneteenth Celebration | Leimert Park, Los Angeles, CA

By Enrique @ Culture Honey

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.

City LIfe!!, EXPLOREDecember 14, 2021

Series | Social Justice Tourism – Napa Valley, California

By James Farr

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.

People assemble along the side of the road which is covered in candles. An orange table on the sidewalk provides a congregating point for participants.

JUSTICE, Police ReformOctober 12, 2021

A Memorial for Pasadena’s Reginald (JR) Thomas

By Georgia Sanders

There 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.

EXPERIENCE, Film, JUSTICE, Police ReformSeptember 7, 2021

Thorns on the Rose | Documentary Review

By Josh W. Potter

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.

People of Note, PONDERSeptember 7, 2021

People of Note | James Farr, Conversation.Live

By Josh W. Potter

James Farr, coproducer of Thorns on the Rose, sat down with us to talk his life, his show Conversation.Live, and his powerful documentary.

EXPERIENCE, Museums & Art ExhibitionsAugust 17, 2021

The Sanchez Art Center and Art Guild of Pacifica

By Laura Aasland

Driving through the fog and along the winding roads of Pacifica just south of San Francisco, amidst the trees and near the ocean lies the Sanchez Art Center. Created in 1996 when a group of artists, volunteers, and local residents leased an abandoned elementary school building, that they later converted into gallery…

EXPERIENCE, MusicJune 30, 2021

Exclusive | Tupac’s Last Concert, The House of Blues, & the 22-Year-Old Who Made it Happen

By James Farr

It was the biggest night in Rap history. Tupac’s last concert performed at the House of Blues. For the first time, James Farr who produced the show talks about what happened that night and just how it came to be.

EXPERIENCE, FashionJune 30, 2021

Tupac’s Enduring Influence on Style!

By Enrique @ Culture Honey

Tupac was a fashion icon. On stage and in movies like Above the Rim and Juice, Tupac brought his style game and managed to influence fashion even after his death. When it comes to fashion and style it’s not so much about the name brand of clothing you’re wearing but more so about how you style it to fit your personality and Tupac always made sure to wear his clothes how he saw himself.