Cooking With Mom
May 6, 2021
One writer reflects on the lifelong culinary influence of her mother and the bond it brings to their relationship…..
The Tree and Me
February 19, 2021
Janice Littlejohn on how embracing the power of trees helped sustain her during social isolation…..
Basking in the Colors of Noise
January 26, 2021
When you’re feeling sleepless or stressed, the healing sounds of noises, like pink and white, can evoke ease…
Congregation Helps Homeless People
January 12, 2021
When shelter options began to close for people living on the streets in Pasadena, California, All Saints Church….
Practicing Rest as Resistance
December 8, 2020
Resting your body and mind will give you the strength to persevere in the fight for social justice….
Politicizing Blackness
October 7, 2020
Littlejohn’s essay, Politicizing Blackness, Multiracial Love and Identity: “What We Make of This Moment Is on Us”…
A Juneteenth Meditation
June 18, 2020
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn’s essay, Resistance, Persistence and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Juneteenth Meditation…
Growing Grey
March 10, 2020
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn’s essay, Growing Gray, describes her journey with premature gray hair…
Young, Restless, Gifted, and Black
October 4, 2018
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn in conversation with Imani Perry about her new biography of Lorraine Hansberry….
“Don’t Take Away the Flavor”
June 19, 2018
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks with Lynell George about her new book, “After/Image: Los Angeles Outside…”
“I Didn’t Live a Manageable Life”
November 29, 2017
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn interviews poet, artist, and educator Imani Tolliver about “Runaway: A Memoir in Verse”…
Wade in the Water
March 23, 2017
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Monica A. Coleman about her faith in God, moving to Los Angeles, and her…
Make ’Em Laugh
November 24, 2016
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Negin Farsad about her new book, “How to Make White People Laugh.”…
The Personal is Political
November 17, 2016
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to “Loving” director Jeff Nichols about race, love and politics…
Equal Means Equal
August 29, 2016
Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn interviews Kamala Lopez about her new film, “Equal Means Equal”: a wake-up call…
Beyond Blackness and Whiteness
August 2, 2016
Activists Heidi Durrow, Aaron Samuels, and Tehran Von Ghasri discuss how being biracial or mixed can vantage both…
Dear Hollywood (White) People
July 19, 2016
Who should Hollywood cast to play Rumi? One hint: Not Leonardo DiCaprio….
South L.A.’s New Eateries
March 23, 2017
Revolutionario’s Chef Farid Zadi dumps a large bag-full of fresh mint into pot with a rolling boil of water…
Razor Blades Between Her Teeth
February 15, 2016
When we talk about the Civil Rights Movement, we often don’t talk about women who fought for blackness…
Focus Iran Shines
Focus Iran Shines
Focus Iran 2, the much-anticipated second biennial exhibition of contemporary photography and…
Behind the Smile
January 28, 2016
Jeannie Morris discusses the politics of gender and race, and Carol Moseley Braun historic Senate campaign..
Champion of Change
October 16, 2015
Nisha Ganatra has directed independent films, telefilms and series such as The Mindy Project. But with the new…
Women Are Running Strong
March 23, 2015
Tina Fey fans have been enthusiastically tweeting about Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt since the show premiered…
Critics Laud TV’s Diverse Slate
September 29, 2014
Nets roll out a substantial number of new fall shows — like Jane the Virgin and Black-ish — more closely…
A Stranger in Africa
December 1, 2014
As I stood in the humid, dank cell, I found myself hesitating a bit, peering down into the cavernous doorways…
In A Better Light
March 17, 2013
Many African-American-led reality series on cable today represent some of the more highly rated shows on…