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Forever Gifted and BlackGrand Performances Pays Tribute to Nina Simonenew
Nina Simone would have been 90 years old this year. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of her death.
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Terelle Jerricks |
07-01-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Theft of the Courthouse: Where there's no justice, democracy failsnew
The U.S. Supreme Court continues to send down split decisions on our civil rights.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
07-01-2013 |
Commentary
Fear of a Black (& Brown & Yellow) Electoratenew
On June 25, the Supreme Court struck the biggest blow against civil rights since Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, striking down a key section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act as unconstitutional.
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Paul Rosenberg |
07-01-2013 |
Commentary
Satellite Orchestra Beaming the Funk to Younew
Satellite Orchestra’s live show keeps the music flowing.
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Melina Paris |
05-24-2013 |
Reviews
Lionel's Lamentnew
Lionel asks, "Why is the world so full of pain? Why does the world seem to be going mad with excess pain? Bombs are exploding in our major cities, people are dying in incredible pain."
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Lionel Rolfe |
04-22-2013 |
Commentary
Bankrupting Nature: Denying Our Planetary Boundariesnew
Global warming is but one of nine or 10 different ways in which human civilization is threatening to cross boundaries of over-consumption and overuse. These, will undermine the natural foundations on which our civilization is built.
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Paul Rosenberg |
04-22-2013 |
Books
"M" Is For Mayornew
Are Carson, Calif. residents ready to turn away from patronage style politics?
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Terelle Jerricks |
03-01-2013 |
Elections
Pat Derby, Savior of Elephants, Diesnew
Pat Derby founded Ark2000, a 2000-acre refuge for elephants in the Mother Lode where at least one of the alleged pachyderm victims of the Los Angeles Zoo lived out her last days in happier refuge.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
02-25-2013 |
Animal Issues
Phyl Van Ammers on the The Misadventures of Ari Mendelsohnnew
Phyl Van Ammers recently talked to Lionel Rolfe, the author whose most recent book is, “The Misadventures of Ari Mendelsohn: A Mostly True Memoir of California Journalism.” It is available on Amazon, both in paper and on Kindle. He will be doing a signing at Skylight Bookstore at 1818 N. Vermont Ave. in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles March 30 at 5 p.m.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
01-25-2013 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Sonji Kimmons: A Great & Special Concertnew
Sonji Kimmons came–one of the greatest of the unheralded blues pianists and singers around town–looked out over her audience at MJs, the bar in Silver Lake next door to the Trader Joe’s last Saturday, and played her heart out.
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Lionel Rolfe |
01-25-2013 |
Music
My Uncle Yehudi, Ravi Shankar & The Mystic Eastnew
The death of Ravi Shankar last week made much mention of his close friendship with the violinist Yehudi Menuhin, who happened to be my uncle, with whom he made three albums, “East Meets West” in the ‘50s before Shankar hooked up with the Beatles.
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Lionel Rolfe |
12-28-2012 |
Music
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A Real Los Angeles Musical Treasure Is Beginning To Reappear Againnew
Sonji Kimmons, one of the last great but mostly unheralded blues pianists and singers in the world, made a rare appearance at a gay nightclub in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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Lionel Rolfe |
12-20-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Office Clerks Outsourcing Strike Ends Years of Fruitless Bargainingnew
After an eight-day strike by the Office Clerical Unit of ILWU idled most of the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex, the terminals are now bustling again, and the workers and the union seemingly couldn't be happier with the outcome.
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Paul Rosenberg |
12-14-2012 |
Business & Labor
Making A Green Noisenew
Rushelli Luna and Rhonda Webb, the driving force of Make a Green Noise, make things come alive like the vegetables and flowers they planted in a vacant lot in Compton.
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Terelle Jerricks |
12-13-2012 |
Environment
Romero Y Perez Pave Their Own Roadnew
Romero Y Perez describe their sound as “Spanish Fusion music of classical flamenco with a modern twist.” Their sounds are vibrant, alive and fast. You could tell someone was playing guitar with their fingers on fire.
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Melina Paris |
12-12-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
