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Banners with various messages like "Aliens welcome" and "Here to stay" are hung on the ceiling.
"Talking Back to Power: Projects by Aram Han Sifuentes" explores protest, immigration and citizenship through collaborative sewing projects. It also offers arresting banners made by the marginalized for those on the frontlines of protest.
A demonstration of hundreds protesting against the 1967 police raid at The Black Cat Tavern.
In the 20th century, when the queer rights movement was just surfacing, the queer nightlife scene coexisted as a safe haven as well as a place of resistance and activism.
Trikone Magazine's "Last Dance of Billo," 1998. Shows a woman in a revealing garb and a couple holding each other closely.
For decades, print publications, like Trikone Magazine, Bombay Dost and Shakti Khabar, told stories by and for queer South Asians in the '80s and '90s. And, they were fearless.
An exterior shot of the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum
After just five years, the Cheech officially opens to the public. Here's what to expect.
Four men in front of a mural.
Los Four is integral to the development of Chicano/a art in Los Angeles. The significant contributions to contemporary art history of some of its members can now be viewed at the new Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum.
"La Belle Epoch" depicts the heyday of the Aztecs as its timepiece. There are hearts going around the Ferris wheel, which have all been extricated. Surrounding them are clues to their demise.
Over three decades, brothers Jamex and Einar de la Torre have collaborated on intricately-detailed glassblown pieces and lenticular artwork that reference their bi-cultural heritage and constant curiosity of the world. Their retrospective is on view at the new Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture.
People wearing elaborate traditional garments typical of the Indigenous communities in the Philippines.
Los Angeles photographer Francis Gum showcases the traditions and history of the Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines through his work with San Francisco-based Parangal Dance Company.
A rendering of a city that is culturally-embedded with African American culture. It shows streets and cars that are brightly-patterned.
Artist Ben Caldwell’s answer to the very real fears around gentrification and the attendant dispossession of Black people and their social contributions is Sankofa City, a multi-pronged media project that celebrates Leimert Park’s unique history while embracing technological change and redevelopment
Larry Fuller, John Jennings and Stacey Robinson stand together in front of an exhibition wall displaying paintings of a Black superhero, Ebon.
In 1970, Larry Fuller published “Ebon,” the first comic with a titular Black superhero. Initially met with low sales, the project was discontinued after one issue. Over 50 years later, Ebon and his creator finally get their flowers.
A digital artwork of a Black woman in a galaxy, surrounded by beams of light and nebulas. She is holding a geometric box in her hand that is glowing. She is looking at the item.
Afro-speculative trailblazers John Jennings and Stacey Robinson are the creative duo behind "Black Kirby," an art collaborative that combines Afrofuturism with the superhero genre to imagine alternative worlds that center Black stories.
Seals resting on the shore are on view at the Carpinteria Seal Sanctuary. Beyond, a pier stretches out into the ocean.
Whether you're looking for a quick beach getaway, a historic adventure, or a family vacation without the minivan, here's a guide to the ultimate SoCal train excursion.
Brian and Charles
The film screens June 14, with a Q&A immediately following with the film's co-stars Chris Hayward and David Earl, director Jim Archer, and producer Rupert Majendie.
Darone Sassounian stands with his arms crossed. He is wearing a black crewneck sweatshirt and a cap. Behind him is a 4-by-3 cube shelf full of vinyls and cassette tapes. On the top row, the front cover of "Silk Road: Journey of the Armenian Diaspora" is propped up and facing the camera.
Armenian DJs in Los Angeles are hunting and archiving vintage Armenian vinyls as a way to explore their culture all the while preserving their history for future generations.
A white brick building with the sign, "W.H. Spurgeon Bldg." is painted on the side of the building. A clocktower comes out of the building with an American flag waving.
Whether you're an architectural lookie-loo, a local history buff, a culture hound or an enthusiast of urban development and car-free culture, Santa Ana has something to offer that'll capture your imagination — and maybe even prompt you to see "The OC" in a new light.
A train runs down the path to L.A.'s Union Station.
Photographs reveal the celebrations surrounding the birth of L.A.'s Union Station, but also present the indiscernible loss of "Old Chinatown," a neighborhood lost to make way for the railroads.
A colorful illustration of De Leon. He is wearing a Filipino traditional barong and is holding a stringed instrument. Around him are sampaguita flowers, the country's national flower.
Tagumpay Mendoza De Leon is a master teacher and performer of rondalla, a traditional Spanish-influenced form of music from the Philippines. De Leon, a 2021 NEA National Heritage Fellow, has spent his decades-long career promoting and preserving Philippine culture through the tradition of rondalla.
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