On a fresh summer night in L.A., there’s always so much going on. This past Thursday Dan Guerrero gave a presentation called “Platica” at the Plaza De Cultura y Artes (Platica means “Chat.”) Fresh coffee and warm pan dulce was
In 2013 the Federal Government announced in a salivating press release that they had indicted 13 people of the Mexican Mafia and the La Familia Drug Cartel. It took years to build this case, and over 500 law enforcement personnel
I was looking for something to watch the other day and I found myself instinctively opening my family’s Amazon Firestick and login for the Netflix app before switching to the Hulu app to see if anything interesting was on there.
Who is the WBC? To many boxers and fight fans it may be the holy grail. To some LA Canvas readers it may be a question mark. As you know, I’m a boxing fan. I love boxing, and have been
Pinoe, who is like, THE queer icon when it comes to out footballers, is pretty much the only thing that makes me proud to be an American. She also just launched a new company with Meghan Klingenberg, Christen Press and Tobin Heath,
People come from far and wide to attend RuPaul’s DragCon. The event has grown from a subculture phenomenon (driven by the rising popularity of RuPaul’s Drag Race), to a huge money-making destination occupying the entire South Hall of the Los
As 20GayTeen came to an end, the People bid the successful year of positive representation and support goodbye and carried the energy into the new year, 20BiTeen. The excitement of this momentum spills into the upcoming yearly LGBTQ+ festivities this
In its almost 70-decade long history, Bollywood has seen the female lead take on many forms, from the sacrificing mother, whimpering damsel in distress, to a woman in charge of her own destiny. But the one thing that becomes clear when you
Selling more than 215,000 copies in the three weeks following its American debut, Richard Wright’s 1940 novel, Native Son, successfully captivated readers nationwide. The story of Bigger Thomas—a hardened, murderous black 20-year-old confronting poverty in Depression-era Chicago—thrust audiences into a complicated
Growing up Asian American, I often questioned my own identity. In technical terms, I am Filipino-American. I was born here, I grew up in the United States and have no deep personal connection to any homeland in Asia besides the
Outside of the Watts towers, riots and zoot suiters, what do you know about the city of Watts? Originally Watts was a railroad town with nothing in it. In the 1930’s and 40’s, Watts was an even mixture of immigrants.
It’s Women’s History Month 2019, and I’ve just learned about the Scott Lloyd practice of tracking refugee’s menstrual cycles hasn’t ended and what that may mean for their constitutional reproductive rights potentially still being blocked. It’s Women’s History Month 2019,
The battle of the Rising Stars was more like the battle of the brutal warriors. This evening served up a platter of black eyes, bruised ribs, with a side of blood. The Battle of the Rising Stars is an All
In the first few moments of Dawn Richard’s new album, New Breed, you are immediately transported back in time and space to New Orleans, where it all began for the singer-songwriter. Richard wistfully retells the stories of her Catholic school days,
It’s the year of 2019. Millennials are the largest population, surpassing the Baby Boomers. Then comes Gen. Z, which often gets mixed into the millennial and Gen. Alpha categorization. Gen. Z is the generation of memes, ridiculous challenges, and most
There was a time on Twitter when everyone praised a painting. The painting went from beautiful to disturbing when people found out the painting was done by Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler. Art is art, isn’t it? Or should it be?
Nobody ever has or ever will write a fairy tale about divorce. Just imagine Cinderella telling Prince Charming that they need to spend some time apart. Or Beast informing Beauty of his plans to dissolve their marriage and divide
The young champion boxers of today are rock stars like no others. Gervonta Davis vs Hugo Ruiz was a title fight for the Super Featherweight Championship February 9th at the Dignity Health Sports Park (formerly the Stubhub Center.) Starting with
Black women. So desirable. So vivacious. So accredited. Imagine taking the power of the sun, and harmonizing with it. I Love the black woman. There are so many wonderful traits and characteristics that black women possess, one can easily become
The face of boxing happens to be a beautiful one. Every boxing event you watch will have one of these women in front or behind the camera. There’s no doubt after interviewing all four of these women in different times
The daughter of a former political aide had no idea she had a piece of history sitting in a drawer. In May of 1964, less than one year after making his “I have a dream” speech in Washington, D.C., Martin
Despite being grateful for finding a rental home so quickly after losing her previous one to the Woolsey Fire, my mother was not altogether pleased. “Krystyn,” she seethed, “It’s a Millennial Barn!” I had never heard that phrase before, but
Los Angeles, CA: Established in 1880, The Los Angeles Athletic Club has been operating out of its building at the corner of 7th and Olive Streets in DTLA since 1912. From its outset, the Club was far more than a
Whether you’re suffering from a broken heart, too many parking tickets, or just your run-of-the-mill existential crises, my advice is to look to Bukowski. When he was asked why he was alone on a Friday night, he quoted Ibsen, “The
