The Arco building in downtown LA. Standing alone amongst trees that are slowly growing up the building. Blue sky with puffy white clouds.

"Arco"

18" x 36"
Acrylic on canvas
2025

#contemporaryart #painting #fineart #lowbrowart #landscapepainting #surrealism #acrylicpainting #goldenpaint #traditionalart #artyear #pasadena #losangeles #demolitionderby #carculture #environmentalism #racerelations #cats

Book Review: The Gods of New York by Jonathan Mahler – Understanding New York’s Tumultuous 1980sopinions, ideas, thoughts, & reviews Note: Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Publishing, and author Jonathan Mahler for the advanced reader copy of this book. This review will also be posted on NetGalley. What follows is my unbiase…

My review of The Gods of New York by Jonathan Mahler – Understanding New York’s Tumultuous 1980s #booksky #AIDS #AlSharpton #ARCreads #bookreview #DonaldTrump #EdKoch #history #homelessness #NewYorkCity #racerelations #politics #RudyGiuliani #SpikeLee

thoughtsfromthemountaintop.com/2026/03/27/b...

A bear and a clown are sleeping together on a field of smoke surrounded by toy soldiers. The smoke is billowing from industrial smoke stacks with a two tone gold geometric design weaves in and out. A field of stars is in the far background.

"Party's Over"

11" x 14"
2017

#contemporaryart #painting #fineart #lowbrowart #landscapepainting #surrealism #acrylicpainting #goldenpaint #traditionalart #artcollector #pasadena #losangeles #demolitionderby #carculture #environmentalism #racerelations

Two blue, gray, & orange paintings. The top depicting an oil tanker truck engulfed in flames. The bottom depicting an oil rig pump jack engulfed in flames with a rusty vintage gas station sign in the foreground.

"The Final Delivery" & "Life's A Gas"

#contemporaryart #painting #fineart #lowbrowart #landscapepainting #surrealism #acrylicpainting #goldenpaint #traditionalart #artcollector #pasadena #losangeles #demolitionderby #carculture #environmentalism #racerelations

"Your House Is Mine"

Acrylic on canvas
18" x 36"
2026

#contemporaryart #painting #fineart #lowbrowart #landscapepainting #surrealism #acrylicpainting #goldenpaint #traditionalart #artcollector #pasadena #losangeles #demolitionderby #carculture #environmentalism #racerelations #cats

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Gentrification in Detroit and London Failed gentrification in Detroit and the human cost of urban redevelopment in 1920s London

Check out:

Songs of Seven Dials - an Intimate History of 1920s and 1930s London" by Matt Houlbrook (Professor of Cultural History at the University of Birmingham)
Beautifully summarises by the author on Thinking Allowed this morning

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

#Gentrification
#RaceRelations

AIPAC accused of covert campaigning as Democratic support falters Democrats in Illinois have accused the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the powerful pro-Israel organization, of meddling in competitive primary races.

My Take: And some folks still don't understand the tension.

#sme #racerelations #AIPAC #washingtonPost

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Treaty 6. Walmart. What happened beforehand? Do First Nations receive the benefit of the doubt in these situations. #RaceRelations

Barbie wishes you a Happy and Well-Informed Black History Month. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #blackhistoryamericanhistory #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #barbie #barbies #fashiondolls #fashiondoll #History #historymatters #historyfacts #whitefragility #racerelations #equality #equalitymatters

Found an interview with one of my favorite authors - African-American #scifi master Samuel R. Delany. #booskstodon #author #raceRelations

https://youtu.be/jdqoJlBPCRY

“Same as it ever was.”

#RaceRelations #WelcomeAboard #ProtectYaNeck

Check out my latest Regal Mag opinion piece on how Black students in Texas experience more racism at school when Trump is in office. #school #racerelations #lubbock

...Because, That's Why (Regarding The Absence Of Politcal Posts This Time Around) "But you used to write about politics..." Yeah. At one time I did, yeah. Here in Blogger, back to 2012. You can find all those passionate, r...

"But you used to write about politics..." Yeah. At one time I did, yeah...

#Women #Immigration #Equality #Civilrights #Racerelations #LGBTQIA #DonaldTrump #Classwarfare #Nazis #Guns #God

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Round painting with flesh colored cars piled in a sphere surrounded by clouds.

"Omega"

18"
Acrylic on wood panel
2025

#contemporaryart #painting #fineart #lowbrowart #landscapepainting #surrealism #acrylicpainting #goldenpaint #traditionalart #artcollector #pasadena #losangeles #demolitionderby #carculture #environmentalism #racerelations

A big thank you to @jbhe.com for the shout out to author Lois Nettleship and her book Interfaith Inclusion: The University Religious Conference and the Pursuit of a Pluralist America! Read more here: jbhe.com/2025/10/rece....

#ethnicrelaitons #racerelations #pluralism #grassroots #upkansas

Is it okay to generalize about race? One argues individual merit, the other cites historical reasons why people of color might distrust white people. A deep dive into trust and racial divides.
#RaceRelations #SocialCommentary #CulturalDivide
#TrustIssues

South African president notes race relations progress, rebuts Trump's "White genocide" claim South Africa’s president has urged his people to pursue peace and reconciliation despite the country’s long history of colonial and apartheid rule that suppressed the majority Black population.

South Africa’s president has urged his people to pursue peace and reconciliation despite the country’s long history of colonial and apartheid rule that suppressed the majority Black population. Bne IntelliNews #RaceRelations #SouthAfrica #PeaceAndReconciliation #Apartheid #ColonialHistory

Currently reading two bangers:

Careless People by Sara Wynn-Williams
&
Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo

#books #readers #writers #biography #socialjustice
#racerelations

One of these "leaders" is an evil twat using a tragedy to further evil political goals. Can you tell which one?

#GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #RaceRelations #Terrorism #Religion #Judaism #auspol #australia #bondi

MIND OVER Melanin: For the Colored Girls Who Hurt, Heal and Rise Again is an honest exploration of what it means to be a Black woman. Navigating a world that often expects more from you than it ever gives in return. Norvy Jean-Felissaint brings forward the conversations ...

📖 An honest exploration of what it means to be a Black woman. Navigating a world that often expects more from you than it ever gives in return.

MIND OVER Melanin, by NORVY JEAN- FELISSAINT

Free until December 8th!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4QR3VKG

#sociology #racerelations

"Othered"

8" x 10"
Acrylic on wood panel
2025

#contemporaryart #modernart #popart #painting #racerelations #other #losangeles #demolitionderby

"The Final Delivery"

10" x 10"
Acrylic on wood panel
2025

#contemporaryart #painting #fineart #lowbrowart #landscapepainting #surrealism #acrylicpainting #goldenpaint #traditionalart #artcollector #pasadena #losangeles #demolitionderby #carculture #environmentalism #racerelations #blieskyatyshow

America's great race debate goes on quietly in Natchez `Is This Thing On?' may be the best movie you will see this year

#Racerelations in a small town can be complicated. #Natchez, a documentary film that won at the #Tribeca Film Festival, gives you a close up view of the issues in Natchez, #Mississippi.
#race

kentingley.substack.com/p/americas-g...

Dr. Osei Appiah | How Political Identity Trumps Racial Identity in Cross-Race Conversations About Sensitive Topics • scipod.global Research from communication scholars at The Ohio State University reveals fascinating new insights about the dynamics of conversations about race-related issues in the USA. Two complementary studies s...

In cross-race conversations, White Americans were more likely to avoid discussions with fellow Whites of different political parties than with Black individuals of differing parties. Listen: www.scipod.global/dr-osei-appi... #PoliticalIdentity #RaceRelations

Woman Shares Provocative Opinion Criticizing White Liberal ‘Allyship’: ‘You Are Not Saving the Black Community’ Influencer Nyisha Chu (@nyishaloraine) is drawing attention online after posting a bold Instagram video calling out what she described as the “soft… The post Woman Shares Provocative Opinion Criticizing White Liberal ‘Allyship’: ‘You Are Not Saving the Black Community’ appeared first on Shine My Crown.

Woman Shares Provocative Opinion Criticizing White Liberal ‘Allyship’: ‘You Are Not Saving the Black Community’: Influencer Nyisha Chu (@nyishaloraine) is drawing attention online after posting a bold Instagram video calling… #Allyship #BlackVoices #SocialJustice #RaceRelations #InfluencerOpinion

#RaceRelations #RacialDiscrimination #PeriodicReports

Amanda Seales Says It’s Wrong for Black Americans to Dislike Immigrants: ‘I Just Find it Preposterous’ Comedian and cultural commentator Amanda Seales has sparked fresh conversation around race and immigration in the United States. She has stated that… The post Amanda Seales Says It’s Wrong for Black Americans to Dislike Immigrants: ‘I Just Find it Preposterous’ appeared first on Shine My Crown.

Amanda Seales Says It’s Wrong for Black Americans to Dislike Immigrants: ‘I Just Find it Preposterous’: Comedian and cultural commentator Amanda Seales has sparked fresh conversation around race and immigration in the United… #AmandaSeales #Immigration #RaceRelations #BlackVoices #CulturalCommentary

Today, Sept 9, our #Catholic & #Christian Friends are getting down with the feast day of Saint #PeterClaver (#slaves, #racerelations, and #seafarers)

( www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-peter-claver )

#PopArt #Landscape #ArchtectualArt