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Multi-disciplinary
Southland Sessions
Susan Silton’s ‘“Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!’ Shines the Light on COVID Victims While Supporting Postal System
Artist Project Sounds the Alarm on COVID-19 Victims and Postal System
Post date:“If we’re not able to deliver body bags to this president, let’s deliver bags of handwritten names of those we’ve lost,” Susan Silton’s ‘“Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!” project websites states.
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Dance
Southland Sessions
For Danza Azteca Groups, Dancing is Prayer and Protest in Motion
Post date:With ancient Mexican roots, danza Azteca is a movement that inspired Chicanos to embrace their ethnic heritage and question the Eurocentric norms forced upon them.
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Music
Southland Sessions
Mariachi Relief Fund Aims to Keep Musicians from Slipping Through the Cracks
Post date:Often working on a cash basis, mariachi groups have been hit hard by the pandemic. A new relief fund is looking to offer a safety net.
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Rodney King
Lost L.A.
The Voice of Calm in the '92 Uprising
Post date:“Our nation has come a long way, and we still have a long way to go.” said Rev. Cecil “Chip” Murray, pastor of the First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church of Los Angeles during the 1992 Uprising.
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African American
Lost L.A.
Operation Bootstrap: Empowering the African American Community through Entrepreneurship
Post date:On November 24, 1965, the Louis Smith and Robert Hall launched an organization called Operation Bootstrap. The organization emphasized the importance of black entrepreneurship and used its business initiatives to shift public perception of black identity.
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Music
Artbound
Los Angeles’s Role in the Rise and Mainstreaming of Gospel Music
Post date:Along with cities such as Chicago and Detroit, Los Angeles has influenced gospel music for decades, but its contributions to gospel are frequently overlooked. Now, that appears to be changing.