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IVRPD Celebrates Black History Month With “Forward Ever, Backward Never” The Isla Vista Recreation & Park District held a free outdoor event titled “Forward Ever, Backward Never” with live [...]

In celebration of Black History Month: Dissertations and Theses from Pacifica Alumni This list is a compendium of writings and research that covers a broad gamut of individual and group [...]

Santa Barbara County Celebrates Black History In celebration of the historical achievements of Black/African American’s for our country, Black/African-American led organizations continue the [...]

Coffee With A Black Guy presents Processing Loss: A conversation on mental health and the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 deaths on BIPOC communities UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENT Wed., January 26th [...]

Persephone’s Garden: A Tribute to Dr. Christine Downing Dr. Christine Downing has guided countless students to the sacred groves of the goddess within. For many, it has been a journey of [...]

Dark Times – A Response Using Tarot Cards By Chris Miller I read the essay “Dark Times” (posted in these pages on September 10, 2021) and immediately saw in it my own experience of “powerlessness [...]

Dark Times by Beth Anne Boardman Well, it’s been quite a five years. Quite a six years. Quite a year. Two years. However long you trace your suffering back, I hope you have found some rays of [...]