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Where Gentrification Meets Joyful Resistance
Dec 13, 2022 Lori Powers and the public art tradition in Los Angeles.
Where Gentrification Meets Joyful Resistance (Photo Essay)
Dec 13, 2022 Lori Powers and the public art tradition in Los Angeles.
Herbert Marcuse’s Philosophy of Liberation
Mar 1, 2020 A new graphic biography may herald a revival of interest in the most perceptive Marxist critic of his time.
Reclaiming Difference
Oct 4, 2019 A new anthology shines light on differently abled artists, including Sandie Yi, born with two digits on each hand and foot, whose art forces viewers to reconsider beauty.
Social Justice Posters Highlight Health Care in a Magnificent Collaboration
Jul 26, 2019 An exhibition at Mercado La Paloma in South Central Los Angeles reminds viewers of the power of art to fuel change.
Before Occupy, There Was People’s Park
Jun 28, 2019 A new book about the 1969 battle in Berkeley is striking in its implications for a military takeover in an ostensibly democratic society.
Whitewashing Dr. King
Feb 22, 2019 The repudiation of MLK's image as the "nice civil rights leader," venerated while used to advance American repressive interests, is the most valuable contribution of a new book.
Residential Racism
Feb 8, 2019 The author examines 'Sundown towns'—all-white communities that kept out minorities with laws, threats and violence—in the context of Trump era racism and #BlackLivesMatter.
Dubious History
Jan 11, 2019 In an age of alternative facts, this new edition of the classic "Lies My Teacher Told Me" is an essential cornerstone of historical literacy.
From Academia to Art School: An ‘Old Black Woman’ Starts Anew
Aug 31, 2018 African-American historian Nell Painter's inspiring and captivating memoir tells of her going to art school at age 64 after a brilliant academic career.