This event organized by The Orange County Heritage Council and by the City of Santa Ana. Being the first Juneteenth festival, it was important to center black voices, black stories, and black leadership from the Santa Ana community.
Author and teacher Rod Bush wrote the SHARING poem after the loss of his beautiful wife. Writing the poem helped Rod on his journey through grief, and has had an enormous impact on his friends and family—and we believe it will have a personal impact on all who read it.
–Lamb & Sharron
by Rosemary Lewallen 11/26/21
A few days ago, I saw a disturbing story on the CBS Morning Show on TV that made me wonder if this country is making any progress regarding race relations.
Read the full essay at https://www.dropbox.com/s/03gswha5mwabdc6/Police%20Bigatry%20Essay.pdf?dl=0.
Video of the incident available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7e8A9wVDYs
Dewdrops Ride on the Wind—an Anthology is an eclectic collection of poetry and short stories depicting historical, fictional, and current related topics. Each piece offers insight into the experiences or creative imaginings of the author.
The prose may ignite laughter and spark conversation, while other thought-provoking stories will evoke strong emotions or surprise. The authors take the reader on a journey of struggle, liberty, hope, life and its dilemmas, triumphs, near death, the power of faith, science fantasy, and much more. The short stories are for those who enjoy brief reads at a given time, and easy to pick up from your coffee table or on the night stand.
In poetry, the readers will find themselves embedded in the spaces of social injustice, of failed remembrance of things past, nature as a reflection, racism, rewriting history, love, hate, survival, and empowerment. Some poetry may rocket the reader out of their comfort zone.
The book is filled with poignant photos and images, fun facts, and the melody of words.
Entertaining and educational one-of-a-kind exhibition for the entire family –experience history through the eyes of an FBI agent!
July 2, 2021 – January 9, 2022
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
40 Presidential Drive
Simi Valley, CA 93065
In 1906, President Teddy Roosevelt and his Attorney General Charles Bonaparte agreed that the federal government needed to prevent corruption in American society. It was widespread and out of hand. General Bonaparte put together a small investigative group. In 1909, under President Taft, the group was named the Bureau of Investigation, a name that remained until officially being renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1935.
Now, in a worldwide premiere, come see FBI: From Al Capone to Al Qaeda at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum – a brand-new 11,000 square foot exhibition which covers the history of the storied agency from inception to its modern day efforts to fight domestic terrorism in the United States. This is the first time that many of these remarkable, historic artifacts and criminal evidence have been on public display together.
The exhibition will include:
Read more here for details and to purchase tickets
https://www.reaganfoundation.org/library-museum/special-exhibits/fbi/