Black in Tokyo Tokyo Japan as seen through the eyes of a Black traveler My love of travel started early. A high school drama class trip to New York City to see the original Broadway production of Dreamgirls was kindling. Studying theatre in London at 19 and exploring the European continent in my twenties …
Pandemic must haves The most often used products over the last year that I now can’t live without We are officially 12 months into a pandemic that has killed nearly 3 million people worldwide. Trying my best not to get political, the reality of southern California residents, which is the only perspective I …
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 …
Who Knew? Surviving the Quarantine and adjusting to the new normal These are definitely historic times. Never before have I done daily inventory on basic household products with a constant mind on rationing. “Ok, I got 2 eggs left. I can use those for pancakes or meatballs! What to do?” “How’s the toilet paper?” …
It’s been nearly 28 years since that photo was taken. When my agent turned manager, Carmella Gallien, called me and said
