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Recent Articles
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City Rising
City Rising
Social Agency: Art, Gentrification and Reclaiming in Northeast L.A. Neighborhoods
Post date:"Taking Back the Boulevard,” a new book by Jan Lin, not only documents the current situation in Eagle Rock and Highland Park but it tells a bigger story of the artists and activists that have called Eagle Rock and Highland Park home for over a century.
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Music
Artbound
Passing the Magic: Horace Tapscott's Spiritual Jazz Music
Post date:Though Horace Tapscott died in 1999, his legacy of music and focus on community burn brighter than ever because of the rising popularity of contemporary jazz artists like Kamasi Washington.
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Summer of Space
Summer of Space
Downey: The Cradle of the Cosmic Age
Post date:During the 1950s, a site in Downey was home to where much of the United States space technology was developed from then until the early 1990s.
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Best of 2018
From L.A. History to Poetry: 23 Notable Books of 2018
Post date:Here are 23 recommendations for book lovers that embrace the arts and culture of Southern California.
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artbound
Artbound
Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara: The Chicano Culture Sculptor
Post date:Los Angeles native Chicano musician and activist Rubén Funkahuatl Guevara — known perhaps most famously for his work with Frank Zappa — says his artistry has been “as much a spiritual calling as it was political.”
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renters rights
After a Bitter Battle to Stay, South L.A. Residents Face Displacement
Post date:After a 10-month long campaign, 85 residents are being evicted from their homes in South Central Los Angeles to make way for student housing.