The Fourth of July is also a time when it’s important to take some safety precautions to ensure good health and avoid preventable injuries and suffering.
If we are to honor and rightfully appreciate our history and struggle to liberate ourselves and expand the realm of freedom and justice in this country, we must stand with Frederick Douglass at Rochester, New York in 1852, at every Fourth of July celebration. To stand with Douglass on this day is not only to read, discuss and study his July 4th speech, but to join him then and now and afterward in questioning and critical judgment of society. Indeed, this calls for questioning and rejecting celebration of a myth of an inclusive freedom that doesn’t exist, a society still deformed and ruined by racism and the practice of an infantile, mindless and immoral patriotism which requires forgetting one’s own oppression and that of others to be a part of this madness.
the L.A. County Economic Resiliency Task Force deliberated the possibility of reopening the Los Angeles economy on July 4. The task force is developing a “fast-track” plan to accommodate the progression of workflow and safety measurements. A multitude of businesses are looking to propose a motion to resume operating safely by July.
Jul . 4 For the fifth year, Grand Park and The Music Center will present downtown’s largest July 4th party with Grand Park + The Music Center’s 4th of July Block Party on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, from 2:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Angelenos will enjoy entertainment that highlights the sounds of America featuring Jazz, Funk, Blues and Classical artists with DJ sets inspired by these musical genres. The day’s festivities include a kids’ play area; live music performances; L.A.’s best food trucks; a mobile vendor and activity area; and a fireworks show, which will be shot from the roof