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Music education is very important because it taps into a part of the brain that allows creative expression.
Juana Gutierrez and Consuelo Vazquez sit for an interview
In the end the quality of the teaching is what matters and not how many students you can try to teach at once.
Skaters4Justice interview Vrisa Dominguez
What type of counseling do first generation college and low income students need to prepare for and apply to college? Skaters4Justice interview Vrisa Dominguez from Upward Bound-Boyle Heights to illustrate the type of counseling necessary to get studen...
This avenue of pepper trees was one of Central Park's charms. Circa 1890 photograph courtesy of the USC Libraries - California Historical Society Collection.
Though it served its community for 27 years, privately owned Central Park in South Los Angeles was eventually carved up and sold off as individual housing lots.
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As an anarchist-in-exile, one of the many stops during his stay in "El Norte" was none other than El Monte, California.
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In the Southeast Asian communities of Long Beach, Restorative Justice practices can help heal youths suffering from zero-tolerance policies in schools, as well as trauma from the legacy of the Cambodian genocide.
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One of the biggest obstacles to getting on a bike is often having a working bike. Fortunately, there are plenty of resources in Los Angeles to make that happen.
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In this world, vast harbors of conscience and compassion exist.
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This week L.A. Letters pays tribute to the work of Dolores Hayden and also announces the Emerging Voices Fellowship, a major writing competition open to up-and-coming writers.
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There's a feeling that the party has passed its grandeur at the landmark structure built by chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, as the centerpiece of his dream resort on Avalon Bay.
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George McKenna is the most reluctant candidate for public office that I've ever met. I think he's also the most qualified.
Ela Park is the oval-shaped lawn in the foreground of this 1911 photo, courtesy of the USC Libraries - California Historical Society Collection.
Its three-letter name is almost as tiny as 0.38-acre park itself, but "Ela" -- as in Ela Park of Lincoln Heights -- is actually an acronym with big historical meaning.
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