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

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L.A. Loses Yet Another Black-Owned Business. Bernard Burgers Closes Its Doors After 52 Years in South Central

Sam Ribakoff is a multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker from Long Beach, CA.

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Lisa Kwon is a writer born, raised, and currently living in Koreatown. She will talk your ear off about Korean coffee culture and the dreadful effects of Los Angeles’ palm tree fetishism.

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No Subtitles Needed: Being Korean American Means Cry-Laughing at ‘Parasite’ Winning a Golden Globe

Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their &#8220;distinguished journalists.&#8221; This year, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men&#8217;s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.

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Update: L.A.’s Oldest Skate Shop No Longer Shuttering After All…For Now.

I&#8217;m a 27-year-old writer and personality from Los Angeles, CA. I&#8217;ve run a publication named RosecransAve.com for the past five years and I&#8217;ve been an al pastor lover for the past seven years.

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L.A. Taco x Rosecrans Vic Presents: The Illest and Freshest Rap Stars from the Streets of Los Angeles in 2019 ~ Vol. 1

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L.A. County Is Considering a Ban on All Flavored Tobacco Products, It Might Be Time to Stock-Up on Your Swisher Sweets, Menthol Cigarettes and E-Juice Liquids

Astrid is a Salvadoran-American poet and writer based in Los Angeles.

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Father Amde Is the Writing Seer of Watts ~ Poetry Corner

Melissa Mora Hidalgo was born in Montebello and grew up in the L.A./O.C. borderlands of East Whittier and La Habra. She holds a Ph. D. in Literature from UC San Diego and is the author of Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (Headpress UK, 2016).

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My Favorite Taco: Nina Revoyr on the ‘Los Angeles That I Know’

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‘Graffiti Palace’ ~ A.G. Lombardo Maps a Fictional Odyssey Through the 1965 Watts Riots

Brian is a freelance photojournalist who grew up in the Southeast Los Angeles County and spends time shooting current events and food.

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‘Nips in Paradise’ ~ Scenes from the Nipsey Hussle Victory Lap Procession Through South L.A.

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