2024 Double-feature virtual screening--Tickets on sale!!!!
Now more than ever is a time to remember that we are all interconnected, that we all belong here on this planet, and that we are worthy...
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Arielle Nobile
Jun 15, 20233 min
What does the phrase "Belonging in the USA" mean to you?
I realize that when some people hear the phrase "Belonging in the USA" it might not evoke what it does for me. That's part of why at...
KaTania Brown
Sep 22, 202126 min
Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy Read the Podcast
In case you can't listen to the podcast each week, we are happy to share the transcript from the show. Please make sure to subscribe and...
KaTania Brown
Mar 19, 20212 min
Meet the Neighbors Interview with Eric "Baba the Storyteller" Cyrs
Such a refreshing conversation with a truly gentle and humble soul. It was short, but so, so insightful, I left feeling inspired. I...
KaTania Brown
Mar 3, 20212 min
Meet the Neighbors Interview with Alicia Partnoy
Acclaimed writer and human rights activist Alicia Partnoy, graciously and humorously spent some time to answer a few questions. Q. What...
KaTania Brown
Sep 11, 20202 min
In their own words: Social Media Intern Elisha
Elisha has graduated from college and has decided to test her wings and fly. We wanted to share her perspective about her experience...
KaTania Brown
Aug 4, 20201 min
How We Can All Breathe Together
We are so very excited to share an addition to the Belonging in the USA website, our Resource Guide. This list includes books, podcasts,...
KaTania Brown
Aug 4, 20203 min
Meet the Neighbors Interview with JJ Evans Editor in Chief
Q. How long have you been an editor? A. In 2002, a group of my friends and I started filming comedy shorts. I directed and edited them...
KaTania Brown
Jun 16, 20203 min
Meet the Neighbors: Composer Lara Golan
In the next part of the Meet the Neighbors series we will be chatting with Belonging in the USA co-composer Lara Golan. She is the...
Arielle Nobile
Jun 1, 202012 min
The Unacknowledged War on Black and Brown People by Arielle Nobile
Photo by John Minchillo It is a natural impulse as a “good white person” to want to take action to “diversify” workplaces and friend...
KaTania Brown
Jun 1, 20204 min
Meet the Neighbors: Animator Alexis Macnab
Next up in the neighborhood is a member of the Belonging in the USA creative team, animator Alexis Macnab. Alexis is the creative genius...
KaTania Brown
May 20, 20201 min
"Today Was a Good Day"! Documentary featuring our own Kat and her mom.
Please watch this truly inspiring documentary featuring our own Kat and her mom. This documentary shares the story of three people in...
KaTania Brown
Mar 4, 20201 min
On Belonging FB Live Interview with Kat Brown, the newest member of the Belonging in the USA team.
Arielle respectfully probes Kat with insightful questions about how she feels she "belongs". Please enjoy this candid conversation and...
KaTania Brown
Mar 4, 20204 min
Follow up to the Follow up with Michael D. McCarty
February 24, 2020 a follow up interview was conducted with Michael D. McCarty to get his perspective about his experiences and insights...
Arielle Nobile
Feb 18, 20203 min
Meet the Neighbors: Michael D. McCarty
Sometime life can catch you off guard and the best laid plans have to be postponed. This is one of those plans we intended to post this...
Arielle Nóbile
Oct 22, 20197 min
Hope: An Antidote to Burnout
As I sit to write this while listening to the Costco on hold music as I schedule my annual eye doctor exam and decide to open a piece of...
Heather Marchek-Lopez
Aug 15, 20193 min
The Messy Stuff of this Human Life
I think it was some kind of sign from the universe that Arielle started this project around the same time that I became pregnant with my...
Arielle Nobile
Jun 17, 20191 min
The San Francisco Black Film Festival
UPDATED! Check this out: We were so proud to be invited to show The Story of Michael D. McCarty at the San Francisco Black Film Festival...
Arielle Nobile
Jun 11, 20191 min
Mystic Soul Project: What does it mean to be Whole?
What does it mean to be whole? To be part of something important, to find adventure, to feel love? The Mystic Soul Project's mission is...
Arielle Nobile
Jun 3, 20192 min
Chicago Cultural Center Screening: Belonging, Connection, Synchronicity
On May 22, about 265 people - family members, passersby, very old friends & brand new friends - gathered at the Claudia Cassidy Theater...
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