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The MTA Board with a 10-1 vote approved stops at Leimert Park and Hindry on the Crenshaw-LAX Line the day after the L.A. City Council…
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Like most of us, I know too many people whose lives have been touched by cancer. Quite frankly I believe that cancer is big business which is why in all this time scientists and doctors have not come up with a cure. In the meantime I've started participating in the annual Relay for Life event.
They are held in communties across the United States. I will be participating in the Baldwin Hills Relay For Life…
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This Saturday artists from Bahia, Brazil are ready to dance with you! All ages are invited to move to the rhythms of Brazil. The FREE Community Dance Party begins at 3:30pm.
Want to learn the correct movements for Brazilian Samba and Samba Reggae? Join the 1pm Samba Workshop with Slleyk da Bahia(Olodum). The workshop is $30 at the door or $25 in advance. No charge for children under 7.
Located at:
Casa Cultura Yoga and Dance
1623 Centinela…
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On May 18th and 19th, Casa Cultura Yoga and Dance will be hosting two artists from Bahia, Brazil. Bahia is a special part of Brazil that has held on to many elements of Afro-Brazilian culture and traditions. Learn the dances and rhythms of Brazil and feel the joy of movement. Classes end with a special guided relaxation and community dance party. No dance experience necessary.
Details Below:
Saturday, May 18th
Samba Regional and Samba…
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If you live in the Los Angeles area, please join 89.3 KPCC on Saturday, May 13 for a panel discussion on what makes a medical condition "invisible": What is unique about the suffering of someone who has R.A. or chronic migraine headaches? What challenges does that person face in communicating her or his condition to a health provider? And is this a matter of public health?
Conditions like cancer, heart disease and AIDS strike fear…
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The California African American Museum (CAAM) will celebrate National Children’s Book Week with the literacy event Heads are Turning, Children are Learning on Saturday, May 18, 2013, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Event co-hosts include actor Thomas Hobson of The Fresh Beat Band; actress Niketa Calame of The Lion King (animation); and actor Donis Leonard, Jr. from Showtime’s House of Lies.
During the literary event, renowned children’s author and…
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"We are all creatures, with illogical thoughts and dreams realized from "insane" notions..."
friday foto is a bi-weekly look at the world through the eyes of Janet E. Dandridge, photographer for Evolution Revolution Photography (EvoRevoPhoto). it includes a creative short note to engage your mind. go here to view and comment on the friday foto at the EvoRevoPhoto blog. …
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Well, five years later..... lol our youth group Green Panthers (see twitter @greenpantherx & greenpantherx.com) South L.A. group have had the following successes:
1. Created the 1st Sustainable off grid Solar & Wind Powered Record Label in the U.S. and are distributed commercially worldwide, having been picked up in both US and UK.
2. With Warrior DJ's (wycleff Jean) created the 1st Solar Powered DJ Coalition in the world
3. Created two Clean Energy Start…
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Join CITYstage for a week of free DANCE, MUSIC & THEATRE instruction for teens.
Registration is now open for CITYstage Summer Camp and it's FREE!
Parents - Get the kids out of your hair for a week this summer.
Kids - Get out of the house and learn dance, music and theatre!
Click…
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If you try to avoid the traffic on Crenshaw as much as I do, you may not have noticed that progress is being made on the demolition of the former Rent-A-Center, Rite Aid Pharmacy, and another empty storefront at Rodeo Road. I've attached a few photos that I took a couple of weeks ago. Since then, the building to the north of Ralph's (Comet Clea…
Added by Nina Schneider on May 6, 2013 at 5:47pm — 6 Comments
Hundreds of digitally preserved speeches, sermons and correspondence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be on view at the California African American Museum (CAAM) May 5 -11, 2013 as part of an unprecedented effort to showcase the work of the civil rights leader.
With the help of JPMorgan Chase and The King Center in Atlanta, a team of more than 300,…
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Sunday, May 5, 2013, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. - TARGET SUNDAYS AT CAAM
EXPLORING CULTURAL STORIES Join us as we…
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