If You're Reading This in 2116, I'm Glad You Made It.
I was invited by Sue Kerr, author of Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents blog found at www.pghlesbian.org to present with her and archivist & librarian, Megan Massanelli at Pittsburgh Pod Camp…
No Colour Barred
I was in London to see The Edge Fund two weeks ago for my work as a Program Officer for The Heinz Endowments (I've written about the Edge Fund before) and was taken by the fierce Isis Amlak, the chair of Edge…
Expanding Hillombo
So, I am going to be expanding what I write about here at Hillombo. The Hill District has been my home for 20 + years as a place to be a part of a physical Black community and to bring to ground the ideas of Black Studies…
Whites fighting racism: what it's about
These kinds of white voices will stimulate thought and justice in the development conversations about the Hill District. While I believe this is piece is written by a white person and is about…
Don't Call It A Comeback
Alright, let's get back in the saddle here. Hillombo has sat idle while I have taken to posting more stuff on fb, writing a blog…
Thinking and Talking about the Danger of "THOTS"
Demonstrating the cultural center role barbershops often play, I had a thought-provoking and somewhat troubling conversation with a broad range of African American men at Big Tom's…
Happy Birthday to the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Your Spirit Still Lives in Hill District
August 17th. Couldn't let this day pass without a recognition to the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey, born this day in 1887 in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica (also where my father spent part of his…