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PHOTOS: Save These Donut Huts!

Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: LA County Board of Supervisors, La Architecture, South Central LA, Mark Ridley-Thomas, South LA, LA County Supervisor, Los Angeles Architecture, LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Slidepollajax, South LA Architecture, South Los Angleles, Los Angeles News

Architecture in Los Angeles has always helped to define and display this city's cultural heritage. Whether it be a modern museum or a Craftsman bungal...

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WATCH: How Cesar Millan Got Into The U.S.

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Border Crossing, Cultura, Video, Undocumented Immigrants, South Central, South Central LA, Mexico, Cesar Millan, Undocumented Immigration, Mexican, Latino Voices News

Famed dog behavioralist Cesar Millan discusses his 'path to America' on AOL's "You've Got..." video series. Although not everyone agrees with Mill...

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The Debt Ceiling vs. the Job Ceiling in South LA: Lift Both Now

Laphonza Butler | Posted 09.26.2011

The real ceiling is in South Los Angeles, where the lack of jobs continues to hurt our communities with the continued overall rise in unemployment.

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L.A. 'Street Art' in South Central at Manual Arts High

Carmen Zella | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Murals, South Central LA, Urban Art, Street Art, Graffiti-Art, Education, Art History, Manual Arts, Graffiti, Roa, The Do Lab, Art in the Streets, Moca, Shepard Fairey, LA Culture, Los Angeles News

I interviewed MarkAyala to shed light on his experience teaching art at Manual Arts High. His story of what one person's vision can accomplish amidst a crumbling education is a film-worthy script.

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Living Through Historic Times

Linnie Frank Bailey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: History, Technology, Facebook, South Central LA, Los Angeles, Black History Month, Los Angeles News

From my point of view -- that of an African American living in Southern California -- the years since 2000 have indeed been historic and sometimes devastating. Where to start?

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The City of Bell and Stereotypes

Maurice Jourdane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tom Bradley, Lafd, South Central LA, Joe Sanchez, West Los Angeles, American Dream, Gloria Alvarez, City of Bell, Los Angeles News

Instead of viewing the City of Bell through a stereotype that Latinos are greedy, why don't we expect people to act like Latino businessman and political activist Joe Sanchez?

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Gov 1.0 and Powerful Happenings

Alan W. Silberberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gov 2.0, Camp Obama, South Central LA, Politics, Media, Congress, Public Affairs, Karen Bass, Government 2.0, California Assembly, Government, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Racial Politics, Citizens, Race, Civics, People, Tv, Camp Karen, Gov 3.0, Gov 1.0, Politics News

We need more "Camp Karen" types of activities in all of our civic spaces. In bringing dignity back to politics, we all grow as a people.

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Own a Piece of Art History: Mark Bradford Merchant Posters

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Signs, Art, South Central LA, Hammer Museum, Contemporary Art, Mark Bradford, South Los Angeles, Posters, Los Angeles News

Born in Los Angeles and raised in his mother's hair salon in Leimert Park, Mark Bradford learned at an early age the rudimentary tools of his art: calligraphy, signage, and handicraft.

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Greg Boyle Has Saved Thousands of Latino Lives In Los Angeles. So Why Might He Go Out Of Business?

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeboy Industries, Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Greg Boyle, Ghettos, Father-Boyle, South Central LA, Gang Violence, Los Angeles News

You would think that a guy who has transformed tens of thousands of lives over 23 years in the lousiest part of LA could find $5 million somewhere to keep going.

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LA's New Top Cop Talks

Tina Daunt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: William Bratton, Police, LAPD Police Chief, South Central LA, Bill Bratton, Rampart Division, Lapd, Los Angeles News

Charlie Beck, LA's new chief of police, is a cop's cop. Compared to his rock star predecessor, Bill Bratton, whose outsized abilities came with an ego to match, it's a definite change.

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Making An Impact: Help a Kid Take the Leap from the Mean Streets of L.A. to a College Campus

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community Service, Schools, Action, Schoolchildren, Los Angeles, South Central LA, A Place Called Home, Debrah Constance, Impact News

To help at-risk kids take the leap from the mean streets of L.A. to a college campus, we've created a special fund. To contribute and give a worthy student a leg up on a much brighter future, click here. Latest HuffPost Game Changers: Media and Philanthropy Look over the slideshows we've put together, then vote for the Ultimate Game Changer in Media and Philanthropy. READ MORE Barack Obama Is Doing My Job; Why America Needs Him to Do His When it comes to Wall Street, President Obama seems to have traded in his position as our economy's commander-in-chief for a different role: pundit-in-chief. READ MORE WATCH: Arianna Discusses the Senate Health Care Bill on Countdown WATCH: Arianna Talks About the Public's Bailout Anger on BBC's Newsnight WATCH: Left, Right, and Center Live on Stage

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Mighty Movie Podcast Exclusive: Spike Lee & Stew on Passing Strange: The Movie

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amsterdam, South Central LA, Live Performance, Broadway, Theater, Broadway Musicals, Digital Film, Spike Lee, Musicals, Interview, Exclusive, Germany, Public Theater, Berkeley, Sundance 2009, Stew, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News

I got a chance to sit down with Spike Lee and singer/songwriter Stew to discuss the New York musical hit, Passing Strange.

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