April 2012 Archives
Poetry:
Poetry students find inspiration in Southern California poets from the recent past.
Murals:
"Calle de la Eternidad," the original street name of Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, is also the name of an important mural now undergoing restoration by SPARC.
History:
Over 1,000 people attend to reflect, remember, and honor the past.
LA Letters:
I learned early that Los Angeles is a city of binary oppositions -- the neighborhoods blend like a DJ mixing records. The tension between the differences is addressed in "L.A. Love & War."
History:
Efforts to reform the police and sheriff's department to prevent systemwide corruption and violence have been more difficult and complex than determining the moral and legal culpability of the officers who beat Rodney King. Civil rights attorney Robert Garcia offers a timeline of key events leading up to and in the aftermath of the L.A. Riots.
Neighborhood Notes:
News and stories on the shifting culture of our neighborhoods.
Portraits:
Yong Kim was born the year of the Watts Riots. The South Korea native and small business owner was reborn, in a way, during the L.A. Riots. Twenty years later, he looks back at what has changed since -- and what hasn't.
Arts:
Explore poetry in non-traditional spaces in L.A. from Long Beach to Highland Park.
Neighborhood Notes:
News and stories on the shifting culture of our neighborhoods.
Murals:
Now underway at El Pueblo Historical Monument is a major step in the long awaited conservation of David Alfaro Siqueiros politically charged mural.
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