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Chocolate Chat: Freda Sideroff, The Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival Director

The Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival offers a platform for indigenous people to shine. The Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival (GIIFF) will celebrate its 8th anniversary with a four-day festival, kicking off from May 23-26, 2019 in Los Angeles. GIIFF was founded in 2012 with the mission of providing a platform to preserve the culture […]

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La Jolla Playhouse: “Put Your House in Order” Cast & Creative Team Announced

La Jolla, CA – La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast and creative team for its world-premiere production of Put Your House in Order, by acclaimed Chicago playwright Ike Holter (Lottery Day), directed by Lili-Anne Brown. The show kicks off the Playhouse’s 2019/2020 season, running in the Playhouse’s Mandell Weiss Forum June 2 – 30. The cast features Behzad Dabu (TV’s How to

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“Orange is The New Black” Author and Black Stories Matter Panel Attend San Diego Writer’s Conference

The San Diego Writers Festival, a free community-based event designed to celebrate the power of writing and storytelling, was held on Saturday, April 13, at the downtown San Diego Public Library.  The idea of a writers festival was born a few years ago out of a need to create a fun inclusive experience where all

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1619 National Celebration of Black Women Kicks off Commemorative Celebration

On the second day of Women’s History Month, scattered showers and at times a down pour of rain was no deterrent for organizers of the 1619 National Celebration of Black Women. Determined people from all walks of life, including lots and lots of Black Girl Magic, enthusiastically gathered at Ruocco Park in San Diego, toting

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2nd Annual Women of Color ROAR Black History Month Breakfast in San Diego Make History

In just a few short years of living in San Diego, Angela de Joseph, founder of Indivisible Watu and producer of the Women of Color Roar Breakfast has  made a huge impact in the community.  At the 2nd annual Women of Color Roar breakfast held on February 2, Angela, and organizers of the event welcomed four hundred attendees to this year’s sold

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1619 National Celebration of Black Women March Planned in San Diego

On March 2, 2019, The 1619 National Celebration of Black Women will spearhead a one-day, one-time event in San Diego, California commemorating the 400th year since the first African captives arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. The mission is to celebrate the contributions women of African descent have made in building the United States of America through adversity, oppression,

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