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6th Annual Holi Festival of Colors

Mar. 10 & 11 The 6th Annual Holi Festival of Colors in Los Angeles, CA will be on March 10 & 11 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, at Whittier Narrows Park, 750 S. Santa Anita Avenue, South El Monte. In 2017 we had 10,000 people, and in 2018 we are expecting around the same. Deriving from a traditional Indian festival, this traveling celebration of Holi Festival of Colors invites guests to come and celebrate the simple, joyful aspects of life. Activities include live music, DJ’s, top of the hour color throws, interactive dance, yoga, free hugs, crafts and a

6th Annual Holi Festival of Colors

Mar. 10 & 11 The 6th Annual Holi Festival of Colors in Los Angeles, CA will be on March 10 & 11 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, at Whittier Narrows Park, 750 S. Santa Anita Avenue, South El Monte. In 2017 we had 10,000 people, and in 2018 we are expecting around the same. Deriving from a traditional Indian festival, this traveling celebration of Holi Festival of Colors invites guests to come and celebrate the simple, joyful aspects of life. Activities include live music, DJ’s, top of the hour color throws, interactive dance, yoga, free hugs, crafts and a

Taste of Soul Has Become An Institution Within The African American Community

It was summer 2005 and the conference room at the Los Angeles Sentinel office was abuzz. Sentinel Publisher/ CEO Danny Bakewell Sr. had come up with an idea. “We are going to have a food festival,” he told the staff. There would be food vendors, entertainment and a variety of community services free and open to the community. He and the staff (led by the late Brenda Marsh-Mitchell) worked out the details and about four months after the initial meeting Crenshaw Blvd. between Martin Luther King Blvd. and Rodeo Rd. was packed. About 35,000 people showed up on October 16