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As the first Hispanic woman in the world to fly into space, her influence can be felt far beyond the galaxies.
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, join us as we celebrate the Hispanic individuals that have influenced culture, social justice, and progress in Los Angeles and, in some instances, the nation. Check back often as...
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Her commitment to sustainable design and community empowerment has made her a powerful force in the architectural community and in Los Angeles.
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The renouned muralist and educator has created hundreds of murals around the country, using art to bring communities together.
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Famously depicted as Dr. Gonzo in Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," he was a lawyer, activist and writer who played an important role in the Chicano Movement in East L.A.
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15 through October 15, join us as we celebrate the Hispanic individuals that have influenced culture, social justice, and progress in Los Angeles and, in some instances, the nation. Check back often as...
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As editor of the first Spanish-language newspaper in Los Angeles, he highlighted the discrimination and injustice faced by Mexican-Americans, Californios, Chinese, and Blacks.
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She brought a strong Chicana sensibility to Hollywood clubs, often with a bag on her head.
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The son of one of California's first prominent families, Cristóbal Aguilar was the first L.A.-born mayor of the city and the last Hispanic mayor until the election of Antonio Villaraigosa in 2005.
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Roberto Del Hoyo and his Mobile Mural Lab uses public art to help communities see and feel what is important to them in their lives.
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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.
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The economic and social conditions of South Central Los Angeles at the turn of the 21st century contributed to the brewing of repressed emotions and explosive atmosphere that birthed the essence of krump.
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Many traces of once-prominent developers Alfred Chapman and Andrew Glassell remain around Los Angeles.
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"Smog in a Can" allowed everyone the chance to share the same genuine Los Angeles air as Hollywood stars.
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Artist Sonya Fe pays tribute to an influential figure in the Chicano Art Movement.
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Sikhs throughout the region have found a welcoming home at the Vermont Gurdwara in Los Feliz.
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A new exhibit in Lincoln Heights celebrates what would have been Salazar's 84th birthday, with photos, articles, art, documentary films and dramatic readings of some of his most important articles.
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How would Charles Lummis celebrate his birthday in contemporary L.A.?
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We explore an unlikely but important area to the growth of black identity in Los Angeles - a 66-square-block area known as Little Tokyo.
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Every wednesday night a vacant grocery store parking lot in North Hollywood is transformed into a space for krumping, a highly expressive form of street dance born out of South Los Angeles.
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