“Bamboo” performed by Rashondra Angelle is a soulful house music anthem that declares resilience. Nearly 10 years after releasing her debut indie soul album, “The After Glow,” the Los Angeles singer-songwriter and poet is back with a strong hold on a new dance single, “Bamboo.” The uplifting, soulful house music anthem produced by Beats Rhymes […]
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ASCA Presents “Forging The Future: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”
Andy Street Community Association (ASCA) presents their 11th Annual Black History Month event in Long Beach on Friday, February 10, 2023 celebrating African American achievements, legacy, youth education, CEOs demonstrating diversity excellence, and the city’s first-ever African American mayor, Mayor Rex Richardson. It is indeed historic. Residents of the city of Long Beach, CA elected […]
Supporting Food Equity Champions, Tony Damico & Long Beach Fresh
In 2020, we collaborated on Garden Conversations, a spontaneous, virtual panel event in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Tony Damico used his exceptional communication skills to help moderate the event, and we, along with guest panelists, set out to have a collaborative discussion about healthy food: access to it all, growing our own, and […]
SolShock Media Presents: Garden Conversations | Spring 2020
SolShock Media Collaborates with Long Beach Organic and Long Beach Fresh for Virtual Community Panel to Highlight Home and Community Gardening The event serves as a platform to discuss growing fruits, vegetables and herbs in home and community gardens, and is produced and hosted by Sharreace E. Baldwin, founder of SolShock Media. In the first […]
Interview | Artist Marquis Cook aka ‘MarqDraw’ Takes Caricature Art to New Heights in Long Beach
At 6’4″, you can’t miss him. The self-taught caricature artist towers over most of his customers and passers-by throughout Shoreline Village in downtown Long Beach. But just as noticeable as his height, is his smile. Somewhere between a grin and a laugh, Marquis Cook, also known as MarqDraw on Facebook and Instagram, wears a look […]
5 Ways to Support Long Beach Organic Community Gardens
For over 20 years, Long Beach Organic (LBO) has transformed vacant city lots into beautiful organic urban gardens for the community. From the bustling downtown area to the north side of town, LBO has provided a space for residents to produce local and sustainable food. There are currently nine community gardens operated by the non-profit […]