Erin Aubry Kaplan
Erin Aubry Kaplan is an author, journalist and essayist who has been writing about black Los Angeles and wider issues since 1992. She teaches creative nonfiction at Antioch University Los Angeles and current events at the OASIS center in the Crenshaw district.
The racially fascinating history of lovely Leimert Park is now told in a book -- but the story's not over.
Social mobility used to mean you moved when and where you wanted to. No more.
Columnist Erin Aubry Kaplan learns that when animal rescue doesn't work, it hurts.
The future of Crenshaw High, and the movement for educational justice in Los Angeles, hangs in the balance
Grocery shopping on Thanksgiving in my neighborhood can be frustrating, but not for the usual reasons
In tough times, saving dogs and self-preservation can be the same thing.
Election Day turned out to be no sweat, but for returning President Obama, the days after will be another story.
My neighborhood acted like a real community -- people pitching in to help me out for the good of us all. Too bad affirmative action is no longer that model.
The space shuttle event in the hood was flying high, but the main photo was grounded.
A luncheon celebrating weighty women in L.A. had a menu of discussion topics that was, well, low-calorie
We are not over racism but we are eager to leave off addressing it via public policy of any kind.
What was President Obama really missing in the presidential debate yesterday? The real lessons of Hollywood acting.