Why Black History Month is American History Month “I don’t want a Black History Month. Black History is American History.” Those words uttered by actor Morgan Freeman are as destructive as they are candid and ringing with truth. In 1926, when historian Carter G Woodson started ‘Negro History Week’, he said, “If a race has …
One of the most in-depth interviews of my career During the early summer of 2020, I was contacted through social media, by a young man from Italy named Pietro, a huge fan of Kevin Costner, who wanted to interview me for his Kevin Costner Italian fan club page on Facebook. Being new to social …
And why staying silent is not a choice anymore CBactortraveler.com was started in December of 2019 as a vehicle to practice writing in a way that would allow me to begin submitting pitches and story ideas about travel and food to first local publications, then perhaps later larger ones, with the goal of eventually …
Sourdough at Home When Lucio’s bread baking class saved my quarantine blues There are very few things in life that are more satisfying than baking bread. Watching the amazing process of turning flour, water and salt into what you see in the photos above still inspire me. During this time I’ve seen about 10 …
Celebrating Moms around the world “Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. God bless Mommy and Daddy and Rosetta(sister) and Christopher (me) and James(brother) and Madelyn(sister) and Puddles(dog) and the fish and …
Okonomiyaki and Mayuko’s little kitchen cooking class The most delicious pancake, Japanese style Mayuko’s little kitchen cooking class – Shibuya, Tokyo Spending any amount of time in Japan and it inspires multiple stories. The longer you’re there, the more stories to tell. This being food blog week, I wanted to tell you about the cooking …
This week we breathe – Alaska As the planet breathes for the first time in over a century, so too should we Astrological signs are not the kinds of things I’ve completely bought into over the years. The “Hey Baby, what’s your sign?”, thankfully is not something that’s ever horrified another female through me, …
A plea from the Foodbanks A painful reality check It’s been over 20 years since the death of my father from liver cancer devastated my world. The 5 months from diagnosis to death were a head spinning nightmare and rendered me completely useless and lost until my mother, who had lost her husband of …
Da Bomb Baked Potato Soup Comfort food at its best Before I begin, I want to give a huge shout-out to our state and local leaders. I feel very fortunate to live in California where we were the first to be placed on lockdown and are kept up-to-date daily by Governor Gavin Newsom and …
For the Love of Seattle Jazz How seeing Arturo Sandoval 3 years ago is helping with isolation Ok 2 things. 1: Seattle Jazz is a misnomer. Jimi Hendrix is the most famous jazz musician from Seattle, according to Google and I daresay he wasn’t a jazz artist. Ernestine Anderson and Julian Priester are credited …
