TikTok videos extol doing your own cosmetic dentistry like gluing gems to your front teeth or filing down your teeth. The trouble is social media rarely shows the mistakes or the pain.
To understand the beauty of Black Los Angeles, you also need to know about the oppression. To understand Black L.A. culture you have to visit and get to know Black neighborhoods, Black events, Black restaurants, Black bookstores, Black businesses, Black churches and Black entertainment. We sat with local leaders to gain insight into why being Black in L.A. is an experience unlike any other.