Imagination as Rebellion: Why Your Story Matters Now More Than Ever By Shaunelle Curry ↓ We are living in a time of collapse.ICE raids are intensifying.Peaceful protestors are met with tear gas, surveillance, and militarized force. The U.S. President has now deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles without consent—and 700 Marines are staged and ready to be deployed against citizens exercising their legal right to protest. And as I'm writing this, he has called for the arrest of California's...

CA Black Women's Trailblazer Hall of Fame Awards The CA Black Women's Trailblazer Hall of Fame Awards ↓ I am beyond honored.Being named a California Black Women’s Trailblazer Hall of Fame Awardee for 2025 is something I’m still wrapping my heart around. To be recognized by and alongside iconic peer sisters is truly transcendent. These are powerful, brilliant women from across California-- women whose work I deeply admire, who are revitalizing education, shaping policy, wellness, and art,...