September 2012 Archives
LA Letters:
Arizona's attempt to ban books on Chicano/a Studies has inspired legions of young activist writers and thinkers to take action, empowered and bent on social justice.
FFFridays:
The Co-founder of Inner-City Arts recounts his inspiration for founding the place and why, after nearly 30 years of teaching art, he has no plans to retire.
Writing on the Wall:
A new mural on Route 66 is a large-scale -- yet modest -- monument to the myth of America's open road.
Arrival Stories:
Getting a green card and becoming legal changed everything for the award-winning writer and her family.
![Westside Mural 'Syncopation' Gets New Home [UPDATED]](http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/landofsunshine/assets_c/2012/09/_66-thumb-100x100-35722.jpg)
Writing on the Wall:
Ed Massey's 2004 mural "Syncopation" was saved from demolition when the Culver Plaza was faced with a wrecking ball earlier this year.
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