Just in case you don’t know this book and movie, it’s 1932 in Maycomb, Alabama. Widower Atticus Finch is asked to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman, which he didn’t commit. Jem and Scout, his young children, are witnesses to the tensions this trial brings up in the town.Continue reading “Classic Cinema: To Kill a Mockingbird”
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Past Story-Power Guests Promote Social Justice
My Story-Power guest, Jennifer Manocherian, Episode 112, which aired on October 23, 2024, co-wrote and co-produced the film IF I TELL YOU that is partnering with RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, for an 8 day launch event on GATHR. IF I TELL YOU was adapted from the novel ‘Closed Doors’ by Lisa O’Donnell. The storyContinue reading “Past Story-Power Guests Promote Social Justice”
Classic Cinema: Gentleman’s Agreement
This movie from 1947 uncovers the layers of anti-semitism, and all racism. Gregory Peck plays Phil Green a reporter who pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-semitism. The result is he personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred. The movie was directed by Elia Kazan and produced byContinue reading “Classic Cinema: Gentleman’s Agreement”
When Your Genealogy Inspires a Novel
D. H. Morris, a native of San Diego, California, has lived on four continents and traveled through countless countries. Now residing in Kansas City, Missouri, she’s the proud mother of four children and grandmother to eleven. With a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Choral Music Education from Utah State University, she later pursued graduateContinue reading “When Your Genealogy Inspires a Novel”
Astrology, Enneagram, Psychology, and Human Dynamics
For 50 years Indra Rinzler has been involved in Spirituality and Vedic Astrology. He has been studying and sharing Enneagram of Personality since 1999. He uses these modalities in Life Readings designed to help clients wake up to who they really are. Indra is an enthusiastic genuinely interestingly man who has been a world travelerContinue reading “Astrology, Enneagram, Psychology, and Human Dynamics”