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Bringing it Back Home: The African Art Form Flowers on Crenshaw

Capoeira is a martial art that has reinvented itself drastically throughout history. A rite of passage among Africans for many centuries, Capoeira incorporates music, call-and-response participation and physical sparring, emphasizing kicks, head butts and leg sweeps.

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Collective Soul: An Appreciation for Pan-African Dance in LA

The Dance Collective and Resource Center once resonated with the sounds of thunderous djembes and bare feet slapping on hardwood floors and was the heartbeat of Degnan Boulevard in Leimert Park, an urban village shaped over by African American artists and merchants.

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Botanicas, the One-Stop Shop for Spirituality

Botánicas, which in English translates to botany, attract a mostly Latino clientele who are interested in purchasing sage, copal, incense and oils in order to cleanse their homes and lives. Love spells are for the serious about it.

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Missives from the Madhouse

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submitted by pcaneday 364 days ago.

"Look at the birds of the air...Are you not of more value than they?"

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Missives from the Madhouse

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submitted by pcaneday 299 days ago.

Retreat!!!

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Missives from the Madhouse

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submitted by pcaneday 280 days ago.

Ice Cream Sodas and Buttermilk Donuts

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Missives from the Madhouse

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submitted by pcaneday 322 days ago.

Crooked Little Birdhouse, part 1