Clad in his trademark blue Patagonia vest, DeRay Mckesson took the stage for the L.A. Times Ideas Exchange to discuss his new book “On the Other Side of Freedom: The Case for Hope” at the Theatre at Ace Hotel on Monday. Mckesson penned his experience in rising to the...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1h35BOU9YE Nestled in the heart of downtown Los Angeles sits Central Library, competing with the grandeur of banks and skyscrapers. Well established in comparison to other Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) branches, Central library...
https://youtu.be/CKTFux478iY Every Friday, from April through November, thousands of Angelenos and tourists attend the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) to enjoy "Jazz at LACMA." The event is one of the museum’s signature programs that unites people of all...
On Wednesday, March 14, Granada Hills Charter High School students, teachers and staff came together to say enough. Enough school shootings. Enough gun violence. Enough inaction. After 17 students were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, GHC students...
It’s quite simple: more money, more problems. That sentiment is especially true when it comes to sustainability and conservation. According to the Huffington Post article, “Redefining environmentalism: The paradox of wealthy environmentalists,” American families that...
Comedy and politics have been a match made in heaven for as long as conflict has existed. With this in mind, the current presidency has led to a surge in comedians taking jabs at the administration and poking fun at their faults. Some of the more prominent figures...
Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Prince are just a few of the many who have died from overdosing on drugs. However, it seems as though their deaths are not enough to instill change to the way drugs are perceived and endorsed in the media. Despite the...
The Middle East has been seen through multiple perspectives but one: that of the native. More often than not, war movies like “American Sniper” and “War Dogs” use the Middle East and Arabs merely as supplements to the film’s overall agenda. Typically, stereotypes...
In a time where DNA evidence and magnetic fingerprinting lead forensic investigations, it is hard to believe that the National Registry of Exonerations observed that 149 people were exonerated for wrongful convictions in 2015. Wrongful conviction is classified as a...
