Culture
Fashion label puts domestic violence center stage during NAACP Image Awards weekend
January 18, 2018Taking place just before the NAACP gathering, Wicked Things Boutiques ball was held in Hollywood, California. It brought together designers, performers, and advocates from all walks of life to raise money for families affected by domestic...
Read moreRoy Zimmerman reZists in hilarious and moving contemporary topical songs
January 17, 2018Most of his songs involve clever lyrics, fresh, unexpected rhymes, and good cheer, but on one or two he turns intensely, deadly serious.
Read moreSanta Monica honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., symphonically
January 16, 2018The Santa Monica Symphony continued its now several-years-long tradition of presenting a concert free and open to the public to honor the legacy of our nation’s most renowned spokesperson for civil and human rights, a Nobel...
Read moreThis week in history: Jazz musician Benny Goodman integrates Carnegie Hal
January 16, 2018Eighty years ago, on the night of January 16, 1938, music history was made in more than one way. Benny Goodman became the first jazz bandleader to perform at Carnegie Hall, and he led a racially...
Read more“Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart”: Portrait in black and red
January 11, 2018Director Tracy Heather Strain’s new documentary is a portrait of a woman ahead of her time.
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