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A mosaic of the Lula Washington Dance Company in different poses performing "Lift Every Voice" | Still from "Dance Break" Southland Sessions

A mosaic of the Lula Washington Dance Company in different poses performing "Lift Every Voice" | Still from "Dance Break" Southland Sessions

'Lift Every Voice' by Lula Washington Dance Company

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"Care Not Cages" painted on Crenshaw Dairy Mart grounds | Courtesy of Crenshaw Dairy Mart

"Care Not Cages" painted on Crenshaw Dairy Mart grounds | Courtesy of Crenshaw Dairy Mart

What Does Art Have to do with Abolition?

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A proposed memorial to the Sleepy Lagoon killing and trial of 1942 by Sandra de la Loza and Arturo Ernesto Romo. | Courtesy of Sandra de la Loza and Arturo Ernesto Romo

A proposed memorial to the Sleepy Lagoon killing and trial of 1942 by Sandra de la Loza and Arturo Ernesto Romo. | Courtesy of Sandra de la Loza and Arturo Ernesto Romo

Can Oak Trees Be Monuments?

'Artists and Politicians Have Exchanged Jobs'

'Artists and Politicians Have Exchanged Jobs'

'Artists and Politicians Have Exchanged Jobs'

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What Does Art Have to do with Abolition?

What Does Art Have to do with Abolition?

What Does Art Have to do with Abolition?

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Ballet Folklórico de Los Ángeles -'Fandango de Media Noche'

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Chloe Arnold on Filming the 'Savage' Performance

Chloe Arnold on Filming the 'Savage' Performance

Chloe Arnold on Filming the 'Savage' Performance

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Dominique Purdy on Being a Black Father and Musician in L.A.

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'Estrella del Norte' by Quetzal

'Estrella del Norte' by Quetzal

'Estrella del Norte' by Quetzal

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Vanessa - Traducción

Vanessa - Traducción

Vanessa - Traducción

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Nyarae - Black Magic

Nyarae - Black Magic

Nyarae - Black Magic

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LACMA's Michael Govan on the Role of Civic Institutions

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Dominique Purdy on Being Black, a Father and a Musician in L.A.'s Koreatown

Dominique Purdy, the Koreatown oddity, speaks about living in historic times as a Black father, making music for his daughter to appreciate in the future and being a musician in Koreatown while in a pandemic.

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