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Hail, Melissa King! How a Queer Chinese American From the SGV Won Top Chef and Scored a Big Victory for BIPOC Angelenos

Melissa Mora HidalgoJune 29, 2020

Seeing an out queer woman of color from the San Gabriel Valley win Top Chef in the middle of Pride Month, during our intense time of national and cultural recko...

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L.A. Unity Cruise: Over 100 Lowriders ‘Cruise for Justice’ from East Los Angeles to City Hall

Kemal CilengirJune 29, 2020

Lowriders from all corners of Los Angeles assembled at City Hall yesterday to demand social justice and unity in the city. The ride was organized by BLVD NIGHTS...

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Teddy’s Red Tacos Opens in Downey, Mariscos Jalisco Expands, and a New Tripita Taco Enters the Fight ~ TacoWire

Memo TorresJune 26, 2020

Welcome back to the TacoWire, here are the most exciting things to eat and know about in L.A.’s Taco Life this week. Our Rogue 99 Won Best Single Interacti...

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Two Brown Men With the Same Name Shot Eight Days Apart Throws a Spotlight on the Prevalence of Latinos Killed by L.A. Police

Lexis-Olivier RayJune 26, 2020

Law enforcement shootings in L.A. are so common that two people the same exact name—Daniel Hernandez—were killed just days apart from one another in April of th...

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‘Skate for Justice:’ More Than 500 Hundred Skaters Ollied and Kickflipped Their Way From DTLA to Echo Park for Civil Rights

Janette VillafanaJune 25, 2020

It’s been three weeks since protests against police brutality and racism ignited in Los Angeles and the movement has not slowed down. Last weekend, skateboarder...

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‘The Scariest Days of My Life:’ As a Black Journalist, Covering Civil Rights Protests Has Been Harrowing

Lexis-Olivier RayJune 25, 2020

Covering these protests as a Black journalist has been conflicting. I’ve covered protests since I was an adult, including violent protests in New York City but...

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A Summer of Caldos: The Best 10 Mexican Stews, Ranked

Erick GalindoJune 24, 2020

Eating a perfect caldo on a hot day is the culinary equivalent of swimming in Scrooge McDuck’s vault. It’s rich. It’s tender. And it’s all mine, damn it. ...

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Decriminalize Street Food…Again: 100 L.A Street Vendors March for Their Right to Earn

Javier CabralJune 23, 2020

More than two dozen hot dogs buns filled with citations were presented in front of the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health’s headquarters in Baldw...

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Compton’s Black and Brown Communities United on Father’s Day to March for Andres Guardado Only to Be Met by Sheriffs in Riot Gear

Memo TorresJune 23, 2020

Thousands came out on Father’s day to support the family of Andres Guardado who was shot at least six times and killed by a deputy at Compton’s Sheriff's Depart...

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‘This is the Beginning of Healing:’ Descendents of Tongva, Chumash, and Tataviam Tribes Organized the Toppling of Junípero Serra Statue In the Birthplace of L.A.

Lexis-Olivier RayJune 22, 2020

At 2 PM on Saturday, community members slowly gathered at Father Serra Park, a small patch of grass across the street from Union Station and Olvera Street that ...

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How an Anti-ICE March in L.A. Exposed the Anti-Immigration Sentiment Behind This Tequila and Mezcal Brand

Juan RamirezJune 22, 2020

L.A. Taco recently published a photo essay about the anti-Immigration and Custom Enforcement agency (ICE) march in LA. Whether or not the march itself accomplis...

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A Black-Owned Business Boom is Brewing in DTLA Amid Protests and Pandemic, but Will It Last?

Tolliver AldermanJune 19, 2020

Joel Stallworth talks like he’s got nowhere to be, ironic considering he’s a former track star in the midst of a blitzkrieg of new business. Sure, he’s at home ...

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DIY Ramen Philanthropy: How This Laid Off Bartender Stepped Up to Feed His Fellow Laid Off Restaurant Workers

Katherine LippertJune 18, 2020

Armed with hand-sewn face masks, homemade shoyu broth, and dozens of soft boiled eggs, Ricky Yarnall is reviving his old ramen pop-up in the age of the coronavi...

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San Gabriel Valley for Black Lives Matter: Hundreds Turn Out to Protest Police Brutality in L.A.’s Suburbs

Nancy GuanJune 18, 2020

The normally quiet suburbs east of downtown LA are not your usual landmarks for activism. But cities in the San Gabriel Valley such as Alhambra, Diamond Bar, Wa...

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‘This Is Bigger Than Carnitas:’ How an ‘All Lives Matter’ Post by El Momo Underscores Deep-Rooted Anti-Blackness

Laura TejedaJune 17, 2020

If you found out one of your favorite and best taqueros in Los Angeles advocated for #AllLivesMatter and not #BlackLivesMatter and continued to defend the polic...

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L.A. TACOJune 17, 2020

Here is where you can join Team Taco and get exclusive team merchandise, including hats, T-shirts, and hoodies.

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Become a Member of L.A. Taco!

L.A. TACOJune 17, 2020

L.A. Taco Members get some major perks besides supporting the only independent news community for people who love tacos and Los Angeles. Journalism matters m...

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Black and Brown L.A. Unite for the Love of Car Culture on 14th Street in Downtown

Sean MaungJune 17, 2020

The relationship between an individual's identity, style, personality, and one's car is a popular trademark of American culture. No other city is the relationsh...

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Class of COVID-19: The Turmoil of Being a First-Generation College Graduate in the Midst of a Global Pandemic

Nick GonzalezJune 16, 2020

As a Latino student from a majority-minority community in the San Francisco Bay Area, graduating from the University of Southern California with my Bachelors’s ...

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Did Alison Roman Dress Up As a Chola? The Difference Between Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation

Melissa Mora HidalgoJune 15, 2020

The big, gold hoop earrings. The tight white tank top, otherwise known by a messed-up moniker for a domestic abuser. The excessive eye makeup, tattoos, fla...

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No More Kids in Cages: Thousands Gather at City Hall to Stand Against ICE

Erwin Recinos and Kemal CilengirJune 15, 2020

Tthousands of protestors gathered in Boyle Heights to march to City Hall yesterday. The action, organized by @Brownside_Klever, called for the end ICE holdi...

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The Horrific Accounts of Women and Gender Non-Conforming People After They Were Arrested During L.A.’s Protests

Mariah CastañedaJune 12, 2020

Tens of thousands of Angelenos have taken to the streets all over the city demanding justice for George Floyd and an end to a system that has brutalized Black p...

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For Latinx Millennials, Being ‘Plant Parents’ Isn’t About Privilege or Aesthetics, It’s About Identity and Necessity

Erick HuertaJune 11, 2020

When artist and Boyle Heights resident Andi Xoch created the Instagram account, Latinx with Plants, she wasn’t expecting it to take off the way it did. The acco...

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The Coronavirus Canceled Our Quinceañera

Monserrat SolisJune 10, 2020

When my aunt started planning her daughter’s quinceañera last year she never imagined a disease would get in the way—until coronavirus entered the picture. Sit...

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