
What We're Up Against Part 1
(Above, Freedmen of the 1868 Louisiana State Government, during Reconstruction) (I began this perspective on our current times before the...

On Monuments and Public Memorials Pt. 2
Can anyone stand in front of Picasso’s Guernica and not see the horror of war? Not have a visceral reaction to the impact on the...

On Confederate Monuments and Public Memorials, Part 1
On July 7th, 2020, in the midst of Black Lives Matter protests, a statue of Frederick Douglass, arguably the most famous Black...

Towards Racial Justice with Resources
Many thanks to all of you who wrote and shared heartfelt replies to my Independence Day blog last week, and please forgive my not...


Independence Day
Photo courtesy of Documentary Film Maker, Arlen Parsa from the Chicago Sun-Times. Independence Day. The 4th of July. What a joke. ...


Next SF Bay Area Performance My Stroke of Luck Sunday November 10th!
Yup!! Cover girl!! No, not Time, Essence, or American Theater, but so very, very thrilled!! The three women of color in Brian Copeland's...

It Takes a Village to Develop a Solo Show.
Painting of The Marsh, San Francisco, by Anthony Holdsworth. This week I'm sharing a wonderful article on The Marsh. It's a great...


It has been so much fun bringing the show back home, Part 2:
Picking up where I left off in end May! If that's been way too long, part 1 outlined the first 18 months of developing My Stroke of Luck....


“Imagine for a moment that one day you woke up and realized you couldn’t think of the words for comm
Imagine having trouble remembering the names of people with whom you have daily contact. Envision being in the middle of a sentence and...


It’s a wrap!! This one is short and sweet!
Photo: On vacation in Newcastle, Australia April 2019, port on Dave Koz (Smooth Jazz and more) Cruise Closed an awesome run last night at...