Sahra Sulaiman
Sahra is Communities Editor for Streetsblog L.A., covering the intersection of mobility with race, class, history, representation, policing, housing, health, culture, community, and access to the public space in Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles.
Recent Posts
Boyle Heights Street Vendor’s Treatment Raises Concerns about Implementation of New Law
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Instead of educating the business owner about the new law, a street vendor is asked to move
![In January, 2012, community members "cruise[d] Afro-central down the River Crenshaw," as poet Conney Williams' verse reads, to the base of "Elixir." The brief pilgrimage along the corridor from Coliseum to Stocker for the dedication of Patrick Henry Johnson's mural honored the connections between people, place, and the creative process. Williams read his poem, "Elixir," as part of the dedication ceremony. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.](https://i1.wp.com/la.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/12/IMGP1380-1.jpg?resize=800%2C450px&ssl=1)
Destination Crenshaw and the Rise of We-Built-this-Place-Making
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Crenshaw turns "insult into opportunity” to reclaim space for the celebration of Black life, culture, and contributions via a 1.3-mile-long open-air "People's Museum"
Symposium Kicks off “Undesign the Red Line” Exhibit Thursday
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"Undesign the Redline" kicks off its Los Angeles residency at LATTC Thursday with a day-long symposium. Exhibit runs through March 31.
Community Service Comes Full Circle for Members of Black Kids on Bikes at King Day Parade
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Youth BKoB inspired to join in the parade years ago now serve as inspiration for the next generation
![A woman crossing Lorena at Whittier with her boyfriend was left with severe head injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run driver on the evening of January 6. [Google maps]](https://i0.wp.com/la.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/01/Screen-Shot-2019-01-10-at-3.48.35-PM.png?resize=800%2C450px&ssl=1)
Reward Offered for Information on Hit-and-Run at Lorena/Whittier
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Surveillance video shows the driver plowing into the woman, tossing her to the side of the road, and speeding away as if nothing happened.
Community Meeting Tonight to Discuss the Vandalism of the Crenshaw Wall
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Tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Hills Community Room, community leaders and LAPD will discuss the vandalism of the Crenshaw Wall.
Cyclists Needed for Project to Monitor Air Quality in Southeast L.A. and on Eastside
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Environmental justice advocate seeks help tracking particulate matter in residential areas bordered by industry, freeways
Black Panther Movement Figures on Crenshaw’s Great Wall Defaced with Swastikas
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Earlier today, Jasmyne Cannick alerted the South Central community to the swastikas defacing the “Our Mighty Contribution” mural gracing Crenshaw’s 7800-foot-long Great Wall. Vandals deface Black Panther mural on Crenshaw Blvd. in #SouthLA with swastikas. https://t.co/UH3NXO4TkF — Jasmyne Cannick (@Jasmyne) November 29, 2018 Even as she lamented the hate crime, hateful comments were popping up […]
City Council Set to Approve Historic Sidewalk Vending Ordinance
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"Por favor..." vendor Belén Ortiz implored the councilmembers, "Queremos salir de la sombra." (Please, we want to come out of the shadows.)
LAUSD to Explore Housing and Wraparound Service Provision for its 17,000+ Homeless Students
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Last week, in response to the problem of homelessness among youth in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the school board approved a resolution directing Superintendent Austin Beutner to “explore innovative solutions to provide permanent and or interim housing for homeless students and their families,” advocate for the expansion of Section 8 voucher program, […]
Rent Stabilization and the Integrity of Vulnerable Ecosystems: Some Last Thoughts on Prop 10
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Within a few weeks of buying the building located a block from Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights at the end of 2016, Frank “B.J.” Turner had raised rents on a handful of long-term tenants by between 60 and 80 percent. He had also created a website for the building, re-christened “Mariachi Crossing,” targeting those that […]
Art, the Crenshaw/LAX Line, and the Stories We (Don’t) Tell at Train Stations
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Given the role public investment can have in reshaping marginalized communities, what responsibilities does Metro have as an entity that seeks to tell stories about the places it moves people through?