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Art doesn't exist in a vacuum. Often it is an expression of a community's desires and struggles. Explore how communities inform and enrich civic life, arts and culture.

Julian Torres in mariachi outfit | Still from "Southland Sessions" S1 E3: Mariachi - from Romance to Resistance
Julian Torres in mariachi outfit | Still from "Southland Sessions" S1 E3: Mariachi - from Romance to Resistance
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A mural showing Frederick Douglass in the middle, flanked by an African American man holding an African American child on one side and a Black soldiers and slaves on the other side.
In an era where many old monuments are being torn down and history is being rewritten, learn how public art rooted in inclusivity can help right the wrongs of history.
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The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday approved the additions of the Centro de Arte Publico and the Mechicano Art Center in Highland Park to the city's list of Historic-Cultural Monuments as locations important to the Chicano arts movement.
Men and women dressed up in rockabilly outfits and floral wear dance at Fuss 'n' Holler, held at the American Legion Hall Post #465.
You may not recognize it at all while driving on the road, but American Legion Hall Post #465 has been host to musical legends in its long history. It continues to bring the community together in Bell Gardens.
A young woman smiles at the camera with roller skates on.
Today's jam skaters draw from a community built over generations at Venice Beach and rinks across the city.
Lucha libre posters are stacked on top of each other.
Republic of Lucha, besides being awesome, is a new space in South Pasadena dedicated to the world of lucha libre, the freestyle form of wrestling made famous in Mexico.
A poster for Women in Design Conference at the Woman's Building designed by Sheila de Bretteville.
Issues of accessibility have long been woven through all facets of graphic design and can especially be seen in Los Angeles during the late 1960s and early '70s.
Artist Barbara Carrasco standing in front of colorful floor-to-wall length mural "L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective" holding a commendation plaque from Los Angeles County presented by County Supervisor Hilda Solis at the opening of the temporary exhibition Sin Censura A.
After 40 years, Barbara Carrasco's epic (and censored) 1981 mural "L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective" finds a home where its stories can be told.
The famed Black inventor and scientist, George Washington Carver, depicted around racist stereotypes while crossing the Delaware.
The Black Lives Matter movement helped uplift the recognition and value of Black artists' works.
A cumbia band plays to a live audience.
In Los Angeles, cumbia remains a lifeforce for its residents made up of recent immigrants who are looking for a taste of home and others looking to connect with their ancestral culture. Here's where to find these hotspots in the city.
Singer, dancer and activist Nobuko Miyamoto holds her hands out.
In her decades of activism, Nobuko Miyamoto has bridged the divides of art forms and race in a quest for social justice.
A barefoot man and woman dance together.
Columnist Anuradha Vikram talks to artists about how being an artist has made them better parents and the reverse, and how they bring their artistic know-how to their families, including what they've learned in the pandemic that they intend to carry forward in their personal and professional lives.
A Vigilant Love rally gathers in the shape of a peace sign in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
Vigilant Love is an inter-spiritual and multi-generational advocacy group, whose deep cross-cultural friendships and approach to building solidarity between Muslim and Japanese American youth provides an incredible model for society to move forward.
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