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<p>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.</p>


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Another Death on the Streets ~ More than 1,200 Homeless People Died in Los Angeles Since 2017

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Car Splits in Two and Nearly Crashes Into Someone’s Tent: The Everyday Dangers Faced By Unhoused People on the Streets

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The History of Sativa vs Indica ~ Why Everything You’ve Smoked is Technically a Hybrid

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Review: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Is a Poignant Portrait of 70s America That Feels Relevant as Ever

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New Film ‘Blindspotting’ Tackles Gentrification in Black and White, Surreal and Real

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