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Karen MacNeil gives lecture on the question of where are all the wine journalists and is wine journalism dead. As a fiction writer I’ve known for many years fiction writing about wine has been in huge decline but is it dead?

How a Craft Beer Company Is Making Black History in Harlem | Inc.com

Julian Riley, the founder of Harlem Blue, is ready to open the first brewery in Harlem since Prohibition. — Read on http://www.inc.com/farrell-evans/how-craft-beer-company-making-black-history-harlem.html

“I’m Glad To Be A Latina … Even Though I Don’t Look Like It”: UFC Highlights Ronda Rousey During Hispanic Heritage Month, But Isn’t She Black? – The Shadow League

“I’m Glad To Be A Latina … Even Though I Don’t Look Like It”: UFC Highlights Ronda Rousey During Hispanic Heritage Month, But Isn’t She Black? – The Shadow League — Read on theshadowleague.com/im-glad-to-be-a-latina-even-though-i-dont-look-like-it-ufc-highlights-ronda-rousey-during-hispanic-heritage-month-but-isnt-she-black/

It’s Ok To Let The Dust Collect

Dream Dust BY LANGSTON HUGHES Gather out of star-dust, Earth-dust, Cloud-dust, And splinters of hail, One handful of dream-dust Not for sale. A single dream is a spec of dust and can easily drift away, but a handful of dreams can be grasped and held, something we should never give away. SomeContinue reading “It’s Ok To Let The Dust Collect”

‘The Mixed-Race Experience’s Naomi & Natalie Evans On Texturism, Beauty, & Belonging

The sisters and founders of @everydayracism reflect on how the internet changed the relationship they have with their hair for the better. — Read on http://www.bustle.com/style/the-mixed-race-experience-naomi-natalie-evans-interview-texturism-beauty-belonging

Passing is not just a ‘Black Thing’

http://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRUyJp8t/ In search of diversity and representation in the media we consume it may have seemed like we are battling from a non existent pass but Hollywood has always had diversification, but did it just keep it hidden? What roles do the actors themselves have in representing diversification? Why does diversification even matter? As aContinue reading “Passing is not just a ‘Black Thing’”

When You Don’t ‘Look Black’

http://www.audible.com/pd Great podcast episode that presents the stories of two women Passing for white. Anita Florence Hemmings the first Black Women to Graduate from Vasser College and another young lady graduating from college who comes out her senior year.

Mixed Heritage Is Finding A Point of View

Exploring the mixed ethnicity point of view in 2022. How has ongoing racial tensions effected those in the middle who represent a melting pot of American identity.