Thoughts on Covid-19 Holidays with Linda “Peaches” Tavani
My Covid 19 Thanksgiving into Christmas, 2020 I am inspired to share the way I feel during the pandemic with you. About what I…
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People of Note: Georgia Sanders, Founder of CultureHoney.com and Culture Honey Touring
Culture Honey’s Georgia Sanders: The Cultural Traveler “The urbanization of modern life has succeeded in exiling us from this fecund kinship with our mother…
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I Am From – A Poem by John Camacho
I AM FROM I am from Passion. The land of stone temples and fuming volcanoes. I come from Kings of corn and sun. …
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Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha
Almost American Girl is a beautiful graphic novel by Robin Ha that details her transition from South Korea to the United States in her middle…
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Book Review: A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier is a heart-wrenching true story about the author’s (Ishmael Beah) experience as a child soldier….
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Kobe Isn’t Dead – A Tribute
I grew up with my pops coming home and randomly bringing me comic books from Marvel & DC that ranged from Black Bolt of…
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2-24: A Tribute to Kobe Bryant
“A Once in a Lifetime Event at Staples Center” Since the beginning of its opening in 1999, this phrase and idea was synonymous with…
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Sita Sings the Blues: A Female Perspective on the Ramayana
At first glance, a young white woman sitting in her apartment in San Francisco and an ancient Hindu text whose origins stretch back thousands…
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Introducing Sculptor Joseph Rastovich: Creating a Life Of Expression and Balance
The chalky smell of plaster being poured into the soft latex molds to make figurines. The vibrant colors of paint and ample coffee cans…
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Nipsey Hussle – The Marathon Man
Ermias Asghedom, a child of the 1980’s crack epidemic and gang violence, learned to navigate and survive the systematic complexities of growing up black,…
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Nipsey Hussle Tribute: The Prolific Ermias Asghedom
In 2014, the musician Jay-Z announced he would be bringing his Made in America festival to Los Angeles. The lineup for the festival had…
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Transitions: Country Mouse, City Mouse
When I married Mike in 1983, I moved to Pasadena, California for the first time. Having grown up in the San Gabriel Valley,…
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