Artists and activists from the Chicano civil rights movement of the 1970s helped dramatically expand appreciation of Día de los Muertos among Mexican Americans living in LA. The first public celebration in the city was held at Self-Help Graphics and Evergreen Cemetery in Boyle Heights.
New programs are offering a path to higher education for some California inmates, Mark Ridley-Thomas’s district is now not represented in City Council, and a sixth-generation Boyle Heights resident wants to show you its spookiest corners.
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