Departures is KCET's hyper-local web documentary, community engagement tool and digital literacy program about the cultural history of Los Angeles' neighborhoods.
LA Letters

Growing Up in the L.A. Underground

21st Century Los Angeles shares the same energy and passion that fueled the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat Generation, the Black Arts movement, and the birth of Punk Rock.

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Block by Block

Happy Foot Sad Foot

How do you walk from South Central to Silver Lake? From South Park to HaFoSaFo, a mapmaker explores the sights and sounds.

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Writing on the Wall

People of the Corn Mural

A new mural by SPARC is unveiled at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in the west edge of downtown Los Angeles.

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Green Justice

Manhattan Waterfront Greenway

Can Los Angeles do as well as New York City in creating a park experience that serves every neighborhood in the city?

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    Land of Sunshine
    Thoughts and musings on the shifting culture of our neighborhoods.
    Two Sides of Will Rogers at Historic San Bernardino Theater
    May 21, 2012

    Two Sides of Will Rogers at Historic San Bernardino Theater

    by Ed Fuentes
    When This Law Ended, What Happened to Mexican Immigration?
    May 21, 2012

    When This Law Ended, What Happened to Mexican Immigration?

    by Jeremy Rosenberg
    Growing Up in the L.A. Underground
    May 18, 2012

    Growing Up in the L.A. Underground

    by Mike Sonksen
    'People of the Corn' Mural Rises Up at Downtown L.A. School
    May 18, 2012

    'People of the Corn' Mural Rises Up at Downtown L.A. School

    by Ed Fuentes
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    Watch Listen Learn

    Youth Voices
    Digital literacy program to engage students in multimedia production.
    Departures Partners with The HeArt Project & La Plaza de Cultura y Artes
    Mar 12, 2012

    Departures Partners with The HeArt Project & La Plaza de Cultura y Artes

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    Playing is Learning
    Dec 16, 2011

    Playing is Learning

    by Rubi Fregoso
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    Community
    Share your stories through writing, photos and videos.
    Index to 'Good Food: Changing Course'
    May 3, 2012

    Index to 'Good Food: Changing Course'

    Extraordinary Women From Your Community - Week Four
    Mar 30, 2012

    Extraordinary Women From Your Community - Week Four

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    Funders and Partners

    Support for the Departures is provided through these funders as well as local community partners and viewers like you.

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