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"Can We Squash Food Deserts?" co-presented by Zócalo Public Square, The Huntington and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival is happening now. zocalopublicsquare.org/can-w…
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"I Love You Like a Mother: For Nuyorico" by Ysabel Y. González is our latest #poem, selected by September poetry curator Leslie McIntosh.zps.la/4xNXH6f
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ICYMI: We're on Substack! Every few days, our editors will highlight an essay, program, poem, or illustration from our recent work. Subscribe:zocalopublicsquare.substack.…
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For @thepublicsquare's series marking California's 175th year of statehood, scholar Louis S. Warren writes about the history of the California Dream, a mid-20th-century invention that still resonates today.zps.la/3T83qFG
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Social impact strategist Gretel Truong joins us in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 10 for “How Can Short Docs Make a Big Difference?”—a free event with @WomensVoicesNow, @WomenInFilm, Borderlands Cinematic Arts, & @ASU_filmschool.zps.la/docs
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Ten years since the opening of the "Blacksonian," the museum hasn't changed—but just about everything else has. Architect Liz Ogbu writes on its hopeful past and uncertain future.
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Artist Gigi Martinez's Sketchbook is inspired by the creatures and landscapes the L.A. native has interacted with.
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Columnist @joemmathews tries his hand at screenwriting this week with a cutting caper about California’s dying entertainment system. Unlike real life, this feature film gets a Hollywood ending.
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Zócalo publishes new poetry every Friday. Read our latest: "I Love You Like a Mother: For Nuyorico" by Ysabel Y. González.
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Black kids visiting D.C. didn't see themselves in their country's story until 10 years ago, when the Smithsonian opened the National Museum of African American History and Culture. A Black architect on what the "Blacksonian" means to her and the nation:zps.la/4jiQ5Vs
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Desperate to save her marriage, a state bureaucrat attempts to resuscitate a dying entertainment industry. A caper—and a love story—results. Read @joemmathews’ new feature film “Who Gets the Credit?”
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Zócalo’s free newsletter is a meeting ground for journalism, poetry, and art, plus invitations to our public programs. Sign up to discover fresh perspectives to help you understand today’s world.zps.la/newsletter
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Missed our recent program “What Is the New World Order?,” co-presented with JLF Los Angeles, an international edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival, and the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations? We've got you covered. Check out our recap:zps.la/JLF
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"The poem works, and loves, through echoes," writes September poetry curator Leslie McIntosh on Jimin Seo's "In Memoriam." Read the poem here:
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For Zócalo's series marking California's 175th year of statehood, scholar Louis S. Warren writes about the history of the California Dream, a mid-20th-century invention that still resonates today.
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Ten years since the opening of the "Blacksonian," the museum hasn't changed—but just about everything else has. What is the role of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture today, and moving forward?
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Sketchbook, curated by Stefan G. Bucher, features the work of illustrators from around the world. View our latest by Gigi Martinez.
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Missed our recent program “What Is the New World Order?,” co-presented with JLF Los Angeles, an international edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival, and the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations? We've got you covered. Check out our recap:
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“Is the California Dream dead?” scholar Louis S. Warren asks. “Year after year, journalists and commentators announce the dream’s failure or imminent collapse. And yet, we cannot seem to let it go.”zps.la/3T83qFG
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Angela C. Lee, director of artist development at Film Independent, joins us in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 10 for “How Can Short Docs Make a Big Difference?”—a free event with @WomensVoicesNow, @WomenInFilm, Borderlands Cinematic Arts, & @ASU_filmschool.zps.la/docs
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Connecting California columnist @joemathews goes Hollywood this week with a new feature film, “Who Gets the Credit?”
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