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Insiders had the chance to interview Team USA Olympians at a Road to Rio event presented by Liberty Mutual. They asked the champions about the importance of the LA84 Foundation and the legacy of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games....
Destiny Wiley-Yancy
Destiny Wiley-Yancy is currently a reporter for her school's newspaper, The Crimson Chronicle. In addition to being reporter, she is also Founder and President of her school's Creative Writing Club. Aside from writing, she is also a proponent of civil rights, heading the Black Student Union at her school.
Team USA talk ‘Pokemon Go’ and workout playlists
Not a week goes by that an article about the speculation of "Pokemon Go"'s use as exercise isn't posted on a website's homepage. So, the interns thought to themselves, who better to ask about the exercise efficiency of an app than an actual Olympian? HS Insider...
‘Politics of water’: Michael Parker’s symbolic Current LA installation
Michael Parker promises he isn’t a history buff, but his site specific artwork reflects a clear understanding of Western history and its impact on the modern world. He derives much of his inspiration from the most essential element of life: water. In his Current: LA...
Amid change, Leimert Park arts community leaders remain optimistic
Phajah Dawn Lett remembers a time when she could hear music echoing from Leimert Park every night. The beats in the park were loud enough to draw her attention as an 8-year-old girl. By the time she was 12, Lett convinced her mother to enroll her in West African...
Piece by Piece cultivates a mosaic of young minds
Piece by Piece, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit whose aim is to promote the arts as a viable trade for low-income and at-risk individuals, recently collaborated with A Place Called Home in South Central Los Angeles to introduce youths to the art of mosaic-making. Piece...
Sidewalk activism
At first glance, the bright, blue chalk scribbled on the sidewalk might be mistaken for a child’s playful scrawl. But it reads “shot at point blank”. The words are a tribute to Ezell Ford, a black homeless man who two LAPD police officers shot dead in 2014. The artist...
LA youth on recent shootings: Hashtags aren’t saving lives
Shaquan Wilson was on her way to work Friday morning, after hearing the news of another black man gunned down in Minnesota, just the night before. When she pulled up to her usual parking space, she saw five television news vans parked in front of the Los Angeles...
One show, two performers, 32 hours, 1,000 Angelenos
During our time at Grand Performances, we wanted to create a way for you to experience the concert with us. We created a timeline of the events at Grand Performances—from the moment the crew set up to the beat of the last song. Thursday 3:30 p.m. Three decades in...
A lifelong love for water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppjbBFCo-do From the moment we met Blue McRight, everything about her reminded us of water. From her royal blue eyes to her navy cardigan to her name, the legacy that McRight has spent years creating is one that reflects the issues...
Is Black History being taught in the classrooms?
If you asked the average student to name a few prominent Black figures in American History, names such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Park will be evoked. These figures did in fact have an impact in the making of America, but they aren’t the only figures who...