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.
Kamala Harris, candidate for state attorney general, gets tough on being tough.
Gardena is a small, somewhat nondescript SoCal town that had some big ideas. Now it's finally getting its closeup.
In L.A., everybody prides themselves on being in the know. But what we don't know is killing us--our communal life, anyway.
In L.A., we love the idea of e pluribus unum--unless it messes with our property values.
The girls are holding up a flier. He's their uncle, they explain.They're collecting money for his funeral.
Losing it when you least expect it
Michael could be one of any number of charmingly boyish, mostly blond locals who epitomize SoCal phenomena of youth wearing well. He is that, but he's different. For one thing, Michael is black. For another, until very recently, he was homeless.
Living an exceptional life has its price
In a recession, common financial sense can get washed away
My friend is looking poor in the face, and he's trying to laugh. But it's not funny.
Tap is for everything that ails me--almost everything
Nobody would ever confuse my father with another Larry Aubry. I'm glad for that.