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Lodi photographer hosting 'Warrior Princess' photo exhibit in honor of Women's History Month
The Stockton Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRita Hill is a woman of many talents: she's a guitarist, a songwriter, but above all else, she's a...
After '92 riots, L.A. bought land in Watts and promised jobs. Now, it's weeds and shanties
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe city of Los Angeles bought a 10-acre property to bring jobs to Watts after the 1992 riots....
Los Angeles' mass uprisings in search of Black justice have punctuated my life, and my library
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 month agoI've lived in L.A. during the Watts riots, the beating of Rodney King and the death of George Floyd....
Karen Bass drew more votes than any mayor candidate in L.A. history
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLos Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass has received more votes than any previous candidate for the...
Thirty years ago, Time magazine asked if L.A. was 'going to hell.' Are we there yet?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThree decades after a national publication probed the city's ills, we gathered a panel of Angelenos...
Phranc opens 'The Butch Closet' in Santa Monica. It's queer life meticulously documented in...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPhranc holds a life-size cardboard guitar at Craig Krull Gallery in Santa Monica, where her show...
Secret tapes expose LA's racial fault lines — and give Bass an edge
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass, a former community activist who was at the epicenter of the 1992 Rodney King riots, built her reputation working across racial lines. Suddenly, her résumé is more ...
In the '90s, a new breed of rock stars organized for abortion rights. Could that happen today?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoL7's Jennifer Finch, center, and Donita Sparks, right, at a Rock for Choice concert at the Hollywood...
Riots, earthquakes, now homelessness — why and how L.A. mayors declare emergencies
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKaren Bass declared an emergency on her first day as Los Angeles mayor. In that declaration, she...
'Gripped by grace': Thousands gather for Bishop O'Connell's funeral Mass
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBishop David G. O'Connell, the beloved Los Angeles cleric who was shot to death in his bed last...