Erin Aubry Kaplan
Erin Aubry Kaplan is an author, journalist and essayist who has been writing about black Los Angeles and wider issues since 1992. She teaches creative nonfiction at Antioch University Los Angeles and current events at the OASIS center in the Crenshaw district.
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When is a stray dog not just a dog? When you want to give it all the benefits of the urban good life that you never lived yourself.
The battle for an NFL stadium in Inglewood rages on, but it's missing some key players: the people who live here.
The venerable club on Pico Boulevard is closing at a time when the struggle for equality is still playing out on the dance floor.
So you want to be an actor? I learned a long time ago--painfully--that there's more to it than I thought.
The stadium project in Inglewood is going full steam ahead. But there's a lot missing from this story -- things that have been missing a long time.
Reflections on Black History Month
Phil Sparks' long-running love affair with Emerson Learning Center in Westchster is a Valentine's Day story for the books.
At last week's FanFest, the Dodgers were in the air, and the sky was the limit.
This corner of Inglewood is somewhat denuded economically, and we need all the lush we can get.
Wednesday night's conversation with Jeff Chang and Justin Simien at the central library pondered race, multiculturalism and the existential question of who we be.
What's transit got to do with the fortunes of the inner city? A forum at L.A. Southwest College last week took on that big question, and more.