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5 Vegetarian Favorites in Crenshaw from a Vegan Chef
Chef Sharde Whitt shares her favorite spots in and around the Crenshaw District to get food from brick-and-mortar restaurants to food trucks.

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Broken Bread
5 Easy Ways to Support Black-Owned Businesses
Want African American-owned restaurants in Southern California to thrive during the pandemic and beyond? You can take a number of easy steps to lend your support whether you're in Los Angeles or further afield.

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The Great Wall of Crenshaw and the Ongoing Story of Black Los Angeles
Since the 1990s, Los Angeles has become less African American, as a way to hold onto their cultural integrity, Black Angelenos have turned to public art to help tell their ongoing story.

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A Dancer for Justice: Chloe Arnold Connects Youth to their Humanity Through Movement
Emmy-nominated tap dancer Chloe Arnold credits dance for saving her life. Now, she is paying it forward by offering inner-city youth an opportunity to connect with themselves and others through dance.
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Southland Sessions
Socio-Political Art is Popping Up on Billboards Across L.A. Here's What They're All About.
In its seventh year, this year's Billboard Creative project highlights the work of established and emerging artists on 30 billboards across L.A. This year's curated collection features pieces that address issues such as immigration, the environment, race, gender and domestic violence.

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Southland Sessions
Report: Reducing Red Tape Key to Survival of L.A.’s Creative Economy
After record growth, L.A.'s creative economy has suffered much with the coronavirus crisis. Now, recovery is uneven, and experts say reducing red tape is a critical element of survival.

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Southland Sessions
40 Years Later, Why a Black Doll Show Still Resonates
Celebrating its 40th year, William Grant Still Arts Center’s annual Black doll show uses dolls to examine the complexities of being Black and work toward healing.

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Artbound
Advocate Above All: Watts Towers Art Center's Rosie Lee Hooks
From performing with an ensemble to working at the Smithsonian to mentoring Watts youth (including a young Nipsey Hussle), WTAC's advocate has done it all and keeps fighting for her adopted neighborhood.

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Three Major Projects Chronicle Histories and Displacement of African Americans in Santa Monica
“We get it all the time — people come up to us and say, ‘We didn't know that Black people live in Santa Monica,” Carolyne Edwards said. “And there was a huge population there.”

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Susan Silton’s ‘“Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!’ Shines the Light on COVID Victims While Supporting Postal System
“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.