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Jermaine Welch mourns the loss of rapper, artist, entrepreneur, and visionary Nipsey Hussle in this image from 2019. While out making deliveries just after midnight on June 3, Welch passed through the intersection at Broadway and Manchester and was shot six times, possibly by the LAPD. He has been under investigation ever since. Image courtesy Jermaine Welch.

Bystander Shot Six Times During Officer-Involved Shooting Left Homeless, Struggling to Recover while LAPD Treats Him as Suspect

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 14, 2020 | No Comments

“Wow, I wake up from my death and it was like I was in jail...I’m treated like a criminal," says Jermaine Welch. "[Yet] I'm the victim in this situation."

Bystander Shot Six Times During Officer-Involved Shooting Left Homeless, Struggling to Recover while LAPD Treats Him as Suspect

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

“Wow, I wake up from my death and it was like I was in jail...I’m treated like a criminal," he says. "[Yet] I'm the victim in this situation."

Gilbert Johnson, Lead Justice Organizer at Community Coalition (CoCo), speaks to the significance of this moment of rebellion while opening the nearly three-hour-long online discussion on the city budget priorities. CoCo had hosted the forum in collaboration with Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles and members of the People's Budget L.A. coalition this past Saturday.

Black and Brown Residents Speak to Urgency of Deep Systemic Transformation, Offer Insights Regarding Reinvestment

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jul 2, 2020 | No Comments

"We’re done paying for an institution that produces racism, violence, and poverty," said Carlos Cázares. "We are done talking. It’s time to put money where the people are at."

Officer Frank Hernández rains blows down on Richard Castillo while his partner stands by with her taser ready in Boyle Heights on April 27. Image captured from LAPD body cam footage.

How Beating of Unhoused Boyle Heights Man Exposes Woeful Inadequacy of LAPD Reform Proposals

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 23, 2020 | No Comments

Making the case for why, if L.A. is serious about reimagining public safety, it must embrace the conversation around defunding the police

Sankofa Park, at Crenshaw and Vernon, will give visitors the opportunity to take in the entirety of Destination Crenshaw. The groundbreaking, set for February 29, will happen here. Registration begins at 12:30; the groundbreaking ceremony begins at 2 p.m. (See flyer embedded in the story below.) Rendering: Perkins+Will

Destination Crenshaw to Break Ground February 29

By Sahra Sulaiman | Feb 5, 2020 | No Comments

On February 29, community leaders will gather at Vernon and Crenshaw to break ground on the 1.3-mile-long public art project that will celebrate Black life, culture, and contributions

The late rapper Nipsey Hussle filmed a number of music videos in Dorset Village over the course of his career, including "Higher," by DJ Khaled.

Periodo de Comentario Público sobre Dorset Village Extendido; Número de Unidades Asequibles Cae a 141

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 23, 2020 | No Comments

To read this article in English, click here. Hace dos semanas, el Departamento de Planificación de la ciudad de Los Ángeles (DCP por sus siglas en inglés) discretamente extendió el periodo de comentario sobre su Estudio Inicial con respecto a la demolición y reconstrucción de Dorset Village, hasta el 6 de febrero. Los planes incluyen […]

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