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History & Society
Stadium Wars
Post date:The battle for an NFL stadium in Inglewood rages on, but it's missing some key players: the people who live here.
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lost landmarks
History & Society
When Central Avenue Swung: The Dunbar Hotel and the Golden Age of L.A.'s 'Little Harlem'
Post date:Everybody who was anybody in the jazz world stayed at South Central's Dunbar Hotel, where "the future of black America was discussed every night of the week in the lobby".
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open classroom
History & Society
Building the Skills to Get the Job in the First Place
Post date:In addition to the computer science skills my students learn they are also immersed in the communication skills necessary for the 21st century world. If we don't teach our students the skills they need to get a job, are we really giving them the life ...
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cakewalk
History & Society
Uprooted
Post date:This corner of Inglewood is somewhat denuded economically, and we need all the lush we can get.
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cakewalk
History & Society
Moving the Future
Post date: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.
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cakewalk
History & Society
A Day in the Sun?
Post date:There's growing buzz that Inglewood is L.A.'s next Big Thing. Sounds good, but shifting our image is going to take much more than a new and improved Forum.
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cakewalk
History & Society
The Road Less Travelled
Post date:Crenshaw is not the convenient, and personal, street it usually is for me. It may never be again.
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cakewalk
History & Society
The World at Our Door
Post date:CicLAvia came to Leimert, and South Central this past weekend. It was quite a ride.
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open classroom
History & Society
The Hour of Code is Here!
Post date:The event gives everyone an opportunity to explore the tools and learn the language of the 21st century.
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open classroom
History & Society
How to Get Students Excited About Learning to Code
Post date:There are online programs that are amazing and helpful, but it is not enough to get an entire class focused and motivated -- a teacher is still needed to facilitate and encourage.
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cakewalk
History & Society
Hotel California
Post date:The Dunbar was the crown jewel of Central Avenue, until it wasn't. A new play by the Robey Theatre Company explores the magnificence of the Dunbar, but also the fatal flaw of history that brought it down.
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l.a. letters
History & Society
The Past, Present, and Future of Inglewood
Post date:This week L.A. Letters examines the legacy of Inglewood, celebrating the past, present and future of the self-proclaimed City of Champions.
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lost landmarks
History & Society
The Soul of the City: Blues, Belief and the Big Top at Inglewood Park Cemetery
Post date:After its first burial in 1906, the park quickly became the chosen resting spot for many of Southern California's early aristocracy.
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southla
History & Society
Making Tracks
Post date:Hollywood Park is vanishing--not a surprise, but heartbreaking anyway. The promise of progress doesn't ease the pain .
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stem
History & Society
Getting My Students Life and Job Ready
Post date:I am a computer science teacher, but a significant portion of my curriculum is not just focused on coding and app and web development. I am trying to teach my students hustle; I am trying to teach my students to write cover letters, emails, and resumes...
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Ben Caldwell
Departures
The Father of Leimert Park, or the Octopus
Post date:Known to some as the "Father of Leimert Park," Ben Caldwell has worked as a filmmaker, entrepreneur, ethnographer, documentarian, educator, and community activist.
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coding
History & Society
What to Teach, Ask the Experts
Post date:In order to keep abreast of trends in the workplace, I constantly ask for feedback from professionals and invite them into my classroom.
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engaging spaces
History & Society
Not Your Typical House Tour: Affordable Housing Prototypes in South L.A.
Post date:The tour allowed participants to engage in the more everyday L.A. residential streets, compared to the celebrity home tours in L.A. made famous by the infamous "star maps."