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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool — A Complicated Man Chased by Demons —A Brilliant Look at His Life
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool — A Complicated Man Chased by Demons —A Brilliant Look at His Life

Lapacazo Sandoval, Contributing WriterMay 3, 2019

What Davis had, that others made comments upon, even from his earliest days was his “star” quality. That’s high praise since he was coming up with other jazz musicians who in turn also became legends yet they didn’t possess a mystic around their persona. Not like Davis who simply didn’t give an “F” and because of that his mystique only grew more.  He burned through the ’50s and sauntered through the ’60s using and abusing, drugs and alcohol and building up his mystique which grew darker, and darker.

Wendy’s Window: ‘Civil Rights: Progression or Regression?’
OpinionWENDY'S WINDOW

Wendy’s Window: ‘Civil Rights: Progression or Regression?’

Wendy GladneyFebruary 21, 2019

I was born of a White mother and a Black father in 1961 in Southern California during a time when America was experiencing segregation across the nation.  Although many of us in California did not feel the same effects as many of our relatives in the South, segregation was still alive and well throughout the country. The Civil Rights Movement was in its beginning stages and the 50’s and 60’s were pivotal in changing the face and climate of America. The Civil Rights Movement was organized by African Americans with the goal to help end racial discrimination and provide equal rights to all under the law.

Statement from Councilmember Harris-Dawson Regarding Potential Hate Crime in South LA
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Statement from Councilmember Harris-Dawson Regarding Potential Hate Crime in South LA

Councilmember Marqueece Harris-DawsonNovember 29, 2018

Four swastikas were painted over the images of women Black Panthers on the historic Crenshaw Wall, a two-block-long work of art in the heart of the Crenshaw community.   This is yet another example of dangerous, racist sentiment and actions that are beginning to characterize this period of time, and we are not immune to it in Los Angeles.