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Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

Javier Cabral

Residents Throw Bags of Soil at DOJ After Battery Plant in Southeast L.A. Is Allowed To Walk Away Without Cleaning up Its Lead Pollution

Bethlehem Mariam is a multimedia journalist. She loves stories that focus on the intersection of pop culture and race.

Beth Mariam

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Three Veteran Black Journalists Reflect on Covering Protests, From the L.A. Riots to BLM

I document Los Angeles. I walk the streets religiously trying to expose every alley, avenue, and crack the sidewalks have to offer.

Kemal Cilengir

Photo Essay

‘All Hands on Deck:’ Hundreds of Peaceful Protestors Gather in South L.A. Demanding Justice for Dijon Kizzee (Photo Essay)

Against his better judgment, Nathan Solis continues to write for a living and sleeps along the Gold Line with his wife and daughter.

Nathan Solis

When the Outrage Over George Floyd’s Death Reached the Masses, These Families Were Waiting

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Trump Supporters Clash Against Counter-Protestors in Sunland-Tujunga, Leading to Altercations and Dispersal by Rubber Bullets

Hundreds of Cars Caravanned Through Pasadena Demanding Justice for Anthony McClain, Shot and Killed by Police Last Week

LAPD Killed a Latina Working at a Trader Joe’s Two Years Ago. Her Family Wants the Officers Held Accountable

‘Stronger Together:’ A March to City Hall Calls for Black and Brown Unity

Tina Sampay is a writer and journalist from South Central Los Angeles.

Tina Sampay

‘If You Can’t Protect Them, Don’t Recruit Them:’ Protestors Honoring Vanessa Guillen in L.A. Airforce Base Demand New Protections for Soldiers

Samanta Helou Hernandez is a multimedia journalist and photographer covering culture, identity, and social issues. She&#8217;s published with Playboy, PRI &#8220;The World,&#8221; and Curbed LA, among others. Her work has been exhibited at The International Center of Photography in New York City and The Mexican Consulate of Los Angeles.

Samanta Helou Hernandez

A Group Dressed in White Performed a Santería Ritual in Front of the LAPD Headquarters to Honor All Who Have Been Killed by Police