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Jenny Cobb finished teaching her spring semester class with a pang of fear. She felt she had taught her class the best she could, but her performance had nothing to do with future. “In the summer of...
View ArticleAngela Davis speaks to a full house at Urban Issues Breakfast Forum
Line outside the California African American Museum Standing in line, some speculated that Friday April 19 attracted the largest Urban Issues Breakfast Forum crowd they had ever seen. Three lines...
View ArticleThe King Center Imaging Project at CAAM
Hundreds of digitally preserved speeches, sermons and correspondence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be on view at the California African American Museum (CAAM) May 5 -11, 2013 as part of an...
View ArticleColiseum deal could go forward today
The California Science Center Board of Directors could vote at its meeting June 5 to approve the latest terms of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum lease agreement with USC. If approved by the Board,...
View ArticleBehind the scene at the July 4th fireworks at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum
Fireworks lined up at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. Photo by Yijie Liu for Intersections. Around 9 a.m. July 3rd, a crew from Pyro Spectaculars arrived at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and started...
View ArticleKaren Bass speaks up for comprehensive immigration reform.
Congresswoman Karen Bass talking about immigration reform. On Saturday July 27, Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) hosted a forum about comprehensive immigration reform at the California Science Center....
View ArticleFountain facelift at Expo Park’s Rose Garden
Re-dedication of the central fountain at Exposition Park’s Rose Garden. Photo by Victor Figueroa and Julian DeOcampo. By Victor Figueroa and Julian DeOcampo The central fountain at Exposition Park’s...
View ArticleStoryCorps records South LA’s diverse stories
StoryCorps kicked off its national mobile tour on Oct. 23 with mariachis, celebrities, and public officials at South L.A.’s California African American Museum. From now until Nov. 16, the StoryCorps...
View ArticleHundreds get free health care in South LA
Care Harbor’s free medical clinic at the L.A. Sports Arena. Photo credit: Danielle Tarasuik Hundreds of people lined up Thursday morning to receive free dental care, physicals, and eye exams Care...
View ArticleSouth LA loses trees in Crenshaw/LAX Metro line construction
Construction for the new metro rail line on Crenshaw blvd. The new 8.5 mile Crenshaw/LAX light rail line could change the look of South L.A. by bringing an influx of businesses and pedestrian traffic....
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