Tag: Culturals

How Cultural Diversity Makes a City a Better Place to Live, Work and Play

Dr. Richard Florida, in his book The Rise the Creative Class, introduced three ingredients for vibrant city economies in the 21st century: Technology, Talent and Tolerance. The first two are obvious. Cities that are attractive places to live attract talented people, who in turn drive innovation and ...

Cultural Appropriation: What It Is, and What It Isn’t.

It is not just any time you fuse different styles of art together from different origins. Fusion can be done respectfully and with understanding and humility. (I think about this a lot! Almost every form of art I practice is fusion.) It can also be done in ways that make marginalized folks feel g...