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The Ofrenda at the Heart of the Natural History Museum’s New Permanent...

The impulse toward preservation (of differences) and celebration (of shared experiences) guided Esparza and her daughter, graphic artist Rosanna Ahrens, as they wove their way through 300 archival...

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"Beyond the Streets" Harkens to Graffiti's Roots in Diversity

In the beginning there was tagging, the stylized writing of names on the New York City subway system that became a signifier for urban decay in the 1960s and '70s. Practitioners were mainly people of...

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BET Awards and BETX Celebrate Black Royalty

Expecting life-changing experiences from the BET Awards in 2018 is like expecting Kanye West to make sense. It’s just not that kind of party. Unlike other recent award shows that screamed solidarity...

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Federal Counterterrorism Program Inflames Criticism as L.A. Considers Taking...

At an L.A. City Council meeting on Tuesday, Joumana Silyan-Saba, a director in Mayor Garcetti’s office of public safety, could barely get through a sentence without interruption from a gallery of...

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Camp Aims to Introduce African-American and Latina Girls to STEM

Dr. Michelle Flowers Taylor said the idea for the program came out of her doctoral research on academically high-achieving girls of color. In interviewing them, she realized that many of them found...

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John David Washington Talks Powerful Lead Role in Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman

Many have never heard of John David Washington, but they know his father, Denzel. The two appeared briefly together in Spike Lee's 1992 masterpiece Malcolm X, for which father was nominated for an...

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Celebrating Black Girlhood at the 38th Annual Black Doll Show

The 38th annual Black Doll Show honors black girlhood in all its many splendors.

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Are This Year's Oscar Nominees More Inclusive? (A Look at the Full List)

The Oscar nominees were announced Tuesday, Jan. 22, and while there were no huge upsets, there were a couple of surprises — good surprises in terms of more diversity. Kumail Nanjiani and Tracee Ellis...

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Ready, Steady, Presale: “Soul of a Nation” Ticketing Opens Friday

"Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983" will be on view at the Broad in downtown from March 23 to Sept. 1. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 1, at noon.

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Time After Time: L.A. Rebellion Video Survey at Art + Practice

"Time Is Running Out of Time: Experimental Film and Video From the L.A. Rebellion and Today" examines the innovation and legacy of black video artists active in Los Angeles in the 1960s through '80s,...

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Frieze Los Angeles Heats Up the Local Art Market

"Fundamentally, at the heart of a fair there needs to be commercial success," says Victoria Siddall, director of Frieze Fairs, summing up her winning formula. "So, galleries need to sell art. So, we...

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A Chat With the Stars of BET's New Don Cornelius Drama American Soul

Soul Train is chugging back onto TV, and it's about to boogie into a whole new generation's consciousness. Focusing on the life of the show's host and creator, Don Cornelius, American Soul aims to...

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Time for Tea: Jussie Smollett's Attack Reflected MAGA's Hate

It's only been a little over a week since it happened, but with our current news cycle, it's been pushed out of the spotlight. And it shouldn't be. Jussie Smollett's attack may have received more...

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14 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week

From a cat video festival, to a vampire ball, to Fluxus-related performances and more, here are the 14 best things to do in Los Angeles this week!

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Black Girl Magic Aims to Inspire Women of Color in Business

The trend toward empowerment events aimed at encouraging entrepreneurship and business advancement for women is a much needed and welcome one amid these challenging times for anyone who identifies as...

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Celebrating the Deep Roots of the NAACP Image Awards

The NAACP Image Awards celebrated 50 years of recognizing the achievements by black people in entertainment the weekend, attracting stars from both behind the front of the camera. But the biggest star...

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Regina King Matters: An Appreciation

From her beginnings as a teen actress in the television sitcom 227 to memorable turns in classics such as Boyz in the Hood and Poetic Justice to her riveting role in Ray to her Oscar-wining role in If...

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“Focus Iran 3” Photography Exhibition Turns Its Lens on Intolerance

In a stirring voice, “Focus Iran 3” pushes back against homophobia and patriarchy in many of the 43 photo and video installations that line the second-story walls at Craft Contemporary. With a subtler...

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Rapper Bre-Z Talks About her Ground-breaking Roles on TV's All-American and...

From cutting hair to rapping to landing a standout role on Empire to her current gig on The CW’s All-American, playing a gay teen at a high school in Compton, Bre-Z is a strong, multifaceted, black...

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Why Black People Need Today’s Award-Winning Black Movies

America needs to continually see beautiful, whole Black male and female bodies in play, in love and in positions of power and vibrant with humanity in order to confront the unfortunate perpetuation of...

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