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Bruce Beach California

Bruce Beach California

Jacquelyn Roberts

So last year I wrote about in my The Land Was Ours series Bruce Beach history.  Well fast forward 1 year later and look at what can happen.  This is gives me...

Bruce Beach California

Jacquelyn Roberts

So last year I wrote about in my The Land Was Ours series Bruce Beach history.  Well fast forward 1 year later and look at what can happen.  This is gives me...

Geeks and Heathens Episode 6: Evolution or Revolution

Geeks and Heathens Episode 6: Evolution or Revo...

Jacquelyn Roberts

So my Child Genius and I have started a Podcast titled "Geeks and Heathens" where we talk about pop culture, art, music, and any random thing that we find interesting during the...

Geeks and Heathens Episode 6: Evolution or Revo...

Jacquelyn Roberts

So my Child Genius and I have started a Podcast titled "Geeks and Heathens" where we talk about pop culture, art, music, and any random thing that we find interesting during the...

If I Could Land Anywhere: Haiti

If I Could Land Anywhere: Haiti

Jacquelyn Roberts

It's amazing when you google Haiti and click images there are only images of death and destruction.  However after watching the below video from No Reservations - Anthony Bourdain (RIP)...

If I Could Land Anywhere: Haiti

Jacquelyn Roberts

It's amazing when you google Haiti and click images there are only images of death and destruction.  However after watching the below video from No Reservations - Anthony Bourdain (RIP)...

The Land Was Ours: Highland Beach (Maryland)

The Land Was Ours: Highland Beach (Maryland)

Jacquelyn Roberts

This is the oldest of all the black resort towns in America. Founded by Charles and Laura Douglass in 1893, Charles was the son of the well renowned Frederick Douglass....

The Land Was Ours: Highland Beach (Maryland)

Jacquelyn Roberts

This is the oldest of all the black resort towns in America. Founded by Charles and Laura Douglass in 1893, Charles was the son of the well renowned Frederick Douglass....

Art Inspiration: Faith Ringgold

Art Inspiration: Faith Ringgold

Jacquelyn Roberts

  Here at Root Compass Modern Nomad we are currently obsessing over all things Faith Ringgold.  Her story quilts continue a tradition passed down in the Black community for decades.  Per...

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Art Inspiration: Faith Ringgold

Jacquelyn Roberts

  Here at Root Compass Modern Nomad we are currently obsessing over all things Faith Ringgold.  Her story quilts continue a tradition passed down in the Black community for decades.  Per...

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The Land Was Ours: Bruce Beach (Manhattan Beach) California

The Land Was Ours: Bruce Beach (Manhattan Beach...

Jacquelyn Roberts

A young and ambitious married couple, Willa and Charles Bruce, purchased some of the land that makes up Bruce’s Beach in 1912. They added three lots to the original land...

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The Land Was Ours: Bruce Beach (Manhattan Beach...

Jacquelyn Roberts

A young and ambitious married couple, Willa and Charles Bruce, purchased some of the land that makes up Bruce’s Beach in 1912. They added three lots to the original land...

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