The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on Monday, January 15, through two impactful films, “The March” (1964) and “The Bus” (1965), showcasing the 1963 March on Washington for jobs and freedom.
In the winter of 2017, Taj Frazier began working with Ben Caldwell to help Caldwell catalog and organize his expansive archive of work as an ethnographer and documentarian.
Leimert Park’s “Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks” focused on strategies and practices from across the African Diaspora to promote healing, wellness, intergenerational connection, and a strengthened sense of belonging.
The energy surrounded Leimert Park filled the African American community with love and hope for brighter days. For many people in the community, Leimert Park has always been a hub for people to shop and bond with each other.
During the early morning hours on Tuesday April 21, firefighters from the Los Angeles Fire Department extinguished flames that damaged part of the historic Vision Theatre located in Leimert Park.