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A screengrab of Tupac Shakur performing To Live and Die in L.A. in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall in 1996. The mall is one of several L.A. landmarks featured in the video.

CIM Group Abandons Effort to Buy Crenshaw Mall; Community Members Take Victory Lap, Plan Next Steps

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 18, 2020 | No Comments

"When our community comes together we can achieve anything" - Akili

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 […]

Liliana Cortez with some of the injuries she sustained after being tackled to the ground by officers from USC's Department of Public Safety after she hugged a tree on a sorority's front lawn. She sustained bruising on her arms, shoulders, back, ribs, thighs, knees, calves, and wrists. The photos were taken the night she was released from jail. Images courtesy Liliana Cortez

USC’s Public Safety Officers Tackle, Traumatize Woman for Hugging Tree on Sorority’s Lawn

By Sahra Sulaiman | Dec 6, 2019 | No Comments

"How is USC going to make it right?"

A portrait of Nipsey Hussle by artist Danny Mateo graces the alley adjacent to the strip mall where Nipsey Hussle was killed at Crenshaw and Slauson on March 31. "The Marathon Continues" references both his approach to building his career from the ground up and his understanding of what it took to bring the community along with him. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

L.A. Podcast Segment Begins Unpacking Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy with Chavonne Taylor, Tafarai Bayne, and Streetsblog L.A.’s Sahra Sulaiman

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 16, 2019 | No Comments

Trying to capture the legacy of Nipsey Hussle in Los Angeles and beyond is an impossible task. But we give it a try.

The opening of The Marathon, Nipsey Hussle's innovative smart store, in June, 2017, drew people from all over the community. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.

City Attorney Keeps up Pressure to Evict Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy from Crenshaw and Slauson

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 4, 2019 | 1 Comment

The effort to push Hussle off the corner of Crenshaw and Slauson is nothing new, but the timing couldn't be worse.

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