Mike Sonksen | KCET
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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
City Rising
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.
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City Rising
Community, Not a Commodity: The Ethics of Giving a City Tour
Post date:A city tour is one of the most effective means to impart historical knowledge in an accessible and public fashion.
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City Rising
The History of South Central Los Angeles and Its Struggle with Gentrification
Post date:Rising property values, no rent controls, Metro's expansion and the arrival of the Rams all contribute to the area's complex gentrification issues.
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California Looking Forward
News & Analysis
Is Hope Alive in the Age of Trump? Poets and Writers Creating a New Vision
Post date:Powerful writing can ignite passion and a vision of the future in times of turmoil. Mike Sonksen finds encouragement in great works of the past and hope in the young voices who have taken up the cause of resistance.
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l.a. letters
The Rich History of Los Angeles’ Poetry Scene: Who Will Be the 2017 Poet Laureate?
Post date:In 2017, Mayor Garcetti and the L.A. Department of Cultural Affairs will be announcing our city’s next official Poet Laureate. Dating back over a century, there is an illustrious poetic tradition in L.A., which the Poet Laureate is expected to propagate.