Kevin Martinez, Author at Boyle Heights Beat

Perspective: Advancing education reform that values our culture rather than omitting it

Donald Trump’s recent remarks on the terrible state of our urban neighborhoods and how we need to “turn our inner-cities around” is part of a larger p... Read More...

An aromatic oasis for the community

The aromas of vanilla latte and café de olla permeate the air as you enter the small coffee shop across from Theodore Roosevelt High School... Read More...

L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa sits down with Boyle Heights Beat youth reporters

For most of us at Boyle Heights Beat, it was our first press conference. For all of us it was our first sit down with the Mayor of Los Angeles, Anton... Read More...

Image of Boyle Heights in Hollywood generally limited to violence

Josefina López remembers the first question she was asked by students at a prestigious film school in Australia, right after mentioning her hom... Read More...

Boyle Heights Beat Community Meeting Recap

About fifty people gathered at the Boyle Heights Technology Center last night to participate in a community meeting hosted by the bilingual commun... Read More...

Fighting Shadows: One Man’s Story with Richard Cabral

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