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Black migrants with blue-collar jobs and middle-class American dreams found their ambitions blocked by racially restrictive covenants in all-white suburbs until the 1950s.
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Today we celebrate media artist and filmmaker Ben Caldwell for the "Iconic Angelenos in Black History" series.
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Today we review the life of architect Paul Williams for the "Iconic Angelenos in Black History" series.
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A new gallery exhibit showcases selections from Los Angeles Public Library's collection of rarely seen Ansel Adams photos.
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Today we celebrate filmmaker Ava Duvernay for the "Iconic Angelenos in Black History" series.
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Today we review the life of science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler for the "Iconic Angelenos in Black History" series.
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The Second Great Migration of the 1940s brought an influx of Black migrants to Los Angeles, shifting the identities of neighborhoods throughout the city.
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Today we review the life of jazz musician Eric Dolphy for the "Iconic Angelenos in Black History" series.
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Today we review the life of track and field Florence Griffith-Joyner for the "Iconic Angelenos in Black History" series.
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Today we review the life of singer Etta James for the "Iconic Angelenos in Black History" series.
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Today we review the life of Jackie Robinson, the first African American Major League Baseball player, for the "Iconic Angelenos in Black History" series.
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Today we review the life of Thomas Bradley, who served five terms as the mayor of Los Angeles from 1973 to 1993, for the "Iconic Angelenos in Black History" series.
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In honor of Black History Month, we celebrate Black Angelenos who have influenced culture, social justice, and progress in Los Angeles and, in some instances, the nation.
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As part of our "Iconic Angelenos in Black History" series, we celebrate the life and legacy of Bridget "Biddy" Mason, a philanthropist and real-estate pioneer, commemorated today by the church congregation she founded and on her historic Spring Street property in Downtown L.A.
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The 1967 game held in Los Angeles was blacked out to TVs within a 75-mile radius due to an NFL policy.
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Jo Mora's works about Los Angeles - illustrations, maps, sculptures - place the city within the legacy of the magnificent West.
Highland Park:
Olive Percival was not college educated but read voraciously and wrote prolifically, with several published books to her name and a revered collection of antique books.
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Artist Sonya Fe remembers Manuel Cruz, whom she cites as the Godfather of the Chicano Art movement.
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164 years ago today, the discovery of gold in Sutter's Mill triggered a wave of migration to California, including 25,000 from Canton.
Highland Park:
Down-hyl Claim, the Arroyo home of the multi-faceted Olive Percival, was filled with magnificent collections of books, toys and dolls.
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