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The Chicano Moratorium

The Chicano Moratorium was a collective effort to raise awareness of the Vietnam War as a civil rights issue, one among many affecting the Chicano community.

Corazon Productions: A Chicano Collective

Beginning in the mid 1970s, a small number of Chicano artists, writers, intellectuals, and organizations began moving from East Los Angeles into Highland…

Centro De Arte Publico, Where a Chicana Creative Agenda Thrived

Centro de Arte Publico was founded in 1977 on 56th and Figueroa in Highland Park, producing works that focused on Los Angeles street scenes and urban Chicana/o youth.

Chisme Arte: Chicano Art

Chisme Arte was a publication of the Concilio de Arte Popular, a statewide arts advocacy group founded to interconnect and stabilize the network of Chicano arts organizations throughout California.

Shifra Goldman: Chicano Art Scholar

Shifra Goldman was the first academic to take a scholarly look at the emergent Chicano art movement, publishing some of the most important works on Chicano art as well as initiating the movement to restore David Alfaro Siqueiros' mural, "America Tropic...

Yo Soy Chicana: A Chicana Feminist Movement

A Chicana feminist movement emerged in reaction to the complexities of Latina empowerment, often facing resistance from male Chicano leaders and organizers.

Inside One of the Earliest Chicano Art Spaces in L.A.

Mechicano was one of the earliest Chicano arts organizations to emerge in Los Angeles, founded in 1969 by community organizer Victor Franco at its original location in the La Cienega arts district.

Poolside at The Parker | Creative Commons photo by Ricardo Diaz

Cooler Temps Mean Coachella Valley Wakes Up

When the summer ends, and the temperatures slacken, the desert gets to be a more attractive place to spend time

Obesity Rising In Los Angeles County

More than half of the adult population is overweight or obese in Los Angeles County. Statistics show that low-income areas in Los Angeles are at higher risk for preventable diseases linked to obesity, including, heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and eve...

PETA Sues SeaWorld For Violation Of Whales' 'Constitutional Rights'

The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) said it will sue SeaWorld for allegedly holding orca whales as slaves "in violation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution."

A Love Story About Sex: Sam Benjamin's Memoir Details a Brief Career in the Adult Video Industry

Sam Benjamin's often humorous memoir chronicles a search for honesty, beauty, the naked and the raw in sexual cinema, but finds something else entirely.

New Off-Leash Pilot Program Would be a Treat for Santa Monica Dog Owners

Dog owners were thrown a bone Tuesday evening as the Santa Monica City Council voted 6 to 1 to establish a pilot program for a dog park on Santa Monica State Beach.

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