Rashondra Angelle Returns to LA’s Underground with New Music: “Bamboo”
“Bamboo” performed by Rashondra Angelle is a soulful house music anthem that declares resilience. Nearly 10 years after releasing her debut indie soul album, “The After Glow,” the Los Angeles singer-songwriter and poet is back with a strong hold on a new dance single, “Bamboo.” The uplifting, soulful house music anthem produced by Beats Rhymes […]
Say Word. An Interview with Poet, Artist and Arts Resource, MsTmusze
Nearly 30 years of artistry and live performances accompany her wherever she goes. If it isn’t the cheerfulness of her voice, the spryness of her laughter and smile, or the steadiness of her beat when she grabs the mic, you will know by her presence when MsTmusze arrives. Throughout Long Beach and L.A., the talented […]
ASCA Presents “Forging The Future: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”
Andy Street Community Association (ASCA) presents their 11th Annual Black History Month event in Long Beach on Friday, February 10, 2023 celebrating African American achievements, legacy, youth education, CEOs demonstrating diversity excellence, and the city’s first-ever African American mayor, Mayor Rex Richardson. It is indeed historic. Residents of the city of Long Beach, CA elected […]
Supporting Food Equity Champions, Tony Damico & Long Beach Fresh
In 2020, we collaborated on Garden Conversations, a spontaneous, virtual panel event in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Tony Damico used his exceptional communication skills to help moderate the event, and we, along with guest panelists, set out to have a collaborative discussion about healthy food: access to it all, growing our own, and […]
Form and Purpose: An Interview with Dancer and Educator, Laila Abdullah
As a dancer and educator, Laila Abdullah brings her whole self to her art, her stages and her students. When COVID hit in 2020, she quickly pivoted to distance learning with Zoom — upskilling on the spot, to continue teaching her physical ed/dance students at LAUSD’s James A. Foshay Learning Center. Abdullah further embraced the […]
Oxnard’s Very Own: An Interview with MC Marlon D
From 2005 to the present, Marlon Daito, aka Marlon D has made music consistently. In 2020 alone, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Marlon D independently released four mixtapes and a digital album. He is one of the hardest working Hip Hop artists you may have never heard of from Oxnard, CA. And with the launch of […]