Lucky for us, Mark Herzig has produced several quality voting videos aimed at various demographics for us to share widely on social media. Born in Pasadena, California, Mark made an early commitment to the fine arts, studying painting and printmaking, before surrendering to filmmaking in 1980. Based in San Francisco. I will share a Herzig… Continue reading Millennials—VOTE 2018: Herzig Video to share
Category: The Skinny
Stay the Course…
So much noise out here, virtual & real: emails, posts, texts, tweets, and us bewailing and moaning to each other. How many times can we say or type “UN-F-ing BELIEVABLE”? VOTING is the most powerful, silent act of resistance we have. Let’s do all we can to get folks to the polls for this mid-term… Continue reading Stay the Course…
Yes We Can…Again!
Time to pull out the Obama swag to remind Democrats of what we CAN DO against all odds. I was at Orchard Supply Hardware today (you do know all those stores are closing? Sad…) anyway, the cashier—a young black woman–saw my shirt and said, “That’s so refreshing! I sure do miss him…”
Ten Years Without a Comb
For a host of reasons, the river called Hair runs deep. And wide. After a decade of wearing my hair “locked”—only one of many versions of its natural state—I continue to bear witness to the triumphs and mysteries of the choice. And also the outright weirdness that happens largely because non-black people are curious, having… Continue reading Ten Years Without a Comb
It’s Peach Season!
Georgia, The Peach State, is 2,000 miles from California, The Golden State, but this time of the year, my birth home and current home have a lot in common ~ glorious, juicy ripe peaches.
Headlands Open House Gallery
Still riding high after my first Open House at Headlands Center for the Arts on Sunday, July 29th. Thanks to my husband, daughter and ten friends (three not down here) for gracing me with their presence, making for wonderful day. Keep going to see the gallery of photos from my studio installation based on themes… Continue reading Headlands Open House Gallery
Writing in The Headlands
Been a while since I posted. Glad to see you’re still out there! Busy, exciting time. Much to be grateful for: As of July 1, 2018, after years of applying, I finally landed in an enchanted place — The Headlands Center for the Arts in the hills above the Golden Gate Bridge. This Affiliate Artistship… Continue reading Writing in The Headlands
Juanita Harris Gardner—They called her “The Governor”
“During the Albany Civil Rights Movement, our house was a freedom house; the white SNCC students slept on the floor, they ate here…” AGJ: Today is September 20, 2017 and I’ve just finished a delicious soul food lunch with Mrs. Juanita Harris Gardner, a retired elementary school teacher and civil rights activist. We are sitting… Continue reading Juanita Harris Gardner—They called her “The Governor”
Empowering Night for Camron
SAN RAFAEL, CA: On Wednesday evening, February 28, 2018 as a much needed rain fell beyond the window panes framing Rebound Bookstore, poetry paid Camron McDonald back in a big way. Joining authors Margaret Stawowy and Doreen Stock, Camron, who is only 13, read four poems from his debut chapbook: Hero: and other new poems… Continue reading Empowering Night for Camron
Welcome Wakanda!
‘Bout time! As Whoopi Goldberg said on The View, I have been waiting 25 years for this movie. And then along comes Black Panther, satisfying yearnings I didn’t know I had until seeing them realized in 3-D splendor. If you skip the trailer, there are no spoilers in my homage to director Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale… Continue reading Welcome Wakanda!