I was honored to be a speaker at the Leimert Park Village Book Fair on Saturday, August 25, this year held at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza at Martin Luther King, Jr. and Crenshaw Boulevards in...
L.A. Designer’s Anti-Racism T-Shirt Message Demands Social Justice
The T-shirt emblazoned with the message STOP BEING RACIST! caught my eye and stirred a mix of thoughts of support and cynicism, as I power-walked by the trendy Gallery Department boutique near CBS...
Mark Your Calendar to Attend Central Avenue’s 2018 Jazz Festival and Dedication of the Angels Walk LA Heritage Trail
The 23rdAnnual Central Avenue Jazz Festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, July 29-30. The free, two day community event features live musical performances, food, merchandise and other vendors, art,...
A Powerful National Memorial Opens Dedicated to Racial Justice, Truthful Confrontation of American History and Healing
The new National Memorial of Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration which opened in Montgomery, Alabama on Thursday, April 26, promise to be lasting and powerful...
Pacific Standard Time Celebrates Regional Culture Once Again
Embracing organizations of all sizes and types, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latinx art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Beginning in...
Sites of Black Heritage in Los Angeles Auto Tour Creates New Cultural Connections for Participants
At the end of February 2017, Toyota Motor Corporation invited me to create an afternoon guided driving tour of sites to showcase facets of Los Angeles’ Afro-Spanish/-Mexican and African American heritage...





