Culture Archives - Intercultural Leadership Institute

Altadena CA Wildfires Impact a Tightly-Knit Community

Story by ILI Year 6 Nahshon Dion Altadena, CA, with almost 44,000 residents, is known for its diversity and tightly-knit community environment. It has been

MOVE

The Black liberation group was founded in 1972 by John Africa Sr. The group was known for its radical presence, and members protested for animal

Reconstruction Begins

The Era of Reconstruction was the period following the end of slavery where a wealth of possibilities arose as the United States was learning how

Bud Billiken Day (Parade)

The Bud Billiken® Parade is more than a procession of bands and floats marching down King Drive, it’s a commemoration of our past and a

Ley 70, Protecting Black & Afro-Colombian Rights, signed into law

Law 70 of 1993 recognizes the rights of Black Communities in Colombia to collectively own and occupy ancestral lands of maroon communities, primarily in the

#FadeInTheWater

This is a collage of art representing “Fade in the Water,” an act of resistance and unity that resonated in Black social media spaces, Black

Julian calendar : Precursor to the Gregorian Calendar

Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar as a reform of the Roman calendar, which was based on the lunar cycle. It was established in 45

Rabbit Foot Minstrels

In 1900, Patrick Henry Chappelle, an African American from Florida, produced a musical comedy called “A Rabbit’s Foot,” and by 1902 his Rabbit’s Foot Company

Chinese Americans in the Mississippi Delta

The Chinese first arrived to the MS Delta during the Reconstruction period (1865-1877). The period was a time of considerable turmoil in Mississippi as the

Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde was an American writer, womanist, radical feminist, professor, philosopher and civil rights activist. Lorde didn’t balk at labels. She was known for introducing herself with

A man sits with his arm around a women, and there are two children sitting next to her. They are on long red seat in what looks like a Ferris wheel car. They look happy together.

“I Like it Like That”

“I Like It Like That” is a 1994 American comedy-drama film about the trials and tribulations of a young Puerto Rican man and a half

A black and white photograph showing four men sitting at a table in front of microphones, with three men standing behind them.

Rainbow Coalition

“ The First Rainbow Coalition begins in 1969, when the Chicago Black Panther Party, notably led by Fred Hampton, forms alliances across lines of race

American Indian Diversity In Film. An official movie image, with the title "Smoke Signals" and three people with long dark hair, smiling in front of a desert landscape.

Smoke Signals (film)

“Smoke Signals” was marketed as the first feature film written, directed, and produced by Native Americans. It is an important movie for Indian Country and

Everything Everywhere All At Once

Michelle Yeoh stars as a Chinese American mother being audited by the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) for her failing laundry business, only to discover that

Grace Lee Boggs Publishes ‘The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the 21st Century’

Movement leader Grace Lee Boggs wrote The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty First Century with Scott Kurashige at the age of 95.