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This week L.A. Letters spotlights an upcoming feminist book fair in Historic South Central Los Angeles, as well as the gallery space hosting the event.
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Phil Sparks' long-running love affair with Emerson Learning Center in Westchster is a Valentine's Day story for the books.
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With the city election just around the corner on March 3, bicycle issues are coming into play more than ever before.
If most southern Californians came here because of jobs and the climate, some did come because they were lured here by the desires manifested in images that were much like Doris Rosenthal's.
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In park-poor communities such as Boyle Heights and El Monte, the creation of more green spaces is necessary for a healthy population.
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Teen dating abuse can be mental, emotional, physical, and digital.
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How do you play the L.A. River at Water Reclamation Park?
Passed by Congress in 1869 and ratified by the states on Feb. 3, 1870, the Fifteenth Amendment prohibited race-based restrictions on voting. Courtesy of the National Archives.
The amendment gave black Angelenos the right to vote, but the county clerk at first refused to register them anyway.
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This week L.A. Letters reports from three major readings in Southern California devoted to educational equality, uplifting the community and social justice.
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At last week's FanFest, the Dodgers were in the air, and the sky was the limit.
Dr. Ludlow B. Creary (photo by Ed Krieger)
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For more than 50 years, Ludlow B. Creary, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.F.P., has made it his life's work to serve minority residents of Greater Los Angeles with improved healthcare.
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Robin Petgrave is the Founder and Executive Director of Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum (TAM), a Compton-based youth organization that trains youths to fly aircrafts and engages at-risk youth in aviation as a positive influence in their lives.
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