Perspective: It’s time to give Bravo High School the attention its students deserve
A school advisor and mother of students at the Boyle Heights school advocates for more funding to allow for expansion and program improvements
Perspective: Family ties connect Boyle Heights with Suaqui, Sonora
A new ‘corrido’ by songwriter Mary Lou Fulton pays homage to her immigrant family’s roots
PERSPECTIVE: One year into remote learning, these mentors are going strong
A Program Director at City Year writes about how the nonprofit Is using AmeriCorps members to empower middle and high school students in Boyle Heights
Struggling to connect: Inside the digital divide in a rural community
A high school senior in Northern California writes about her difficulties in connecting to internet to complete her school work
Perspective: Painting Boyle Heights
A New York artist writes about her residency in the neighborhood and how it has inspired her latest work
Mis Ángeles: ‘Rubén Salazar ¡Presente!’ We went searching for meaning in a 50-year-old police killing and the Chicano Moratorium
LAist journalists Erick Galindo and Chava Sanchez spent the better part of this week trying to find meaning and a deep connection to Aug. 29, 1970
Celebrating community in the time of coronavirus
Events like the Tanabata Festival in Boyle Heights gave residents a chance to celebrate together. In its absence is something even more profound.
PERSPECTIVE: COVID-19 highlights why the conservation movement must support park equity
Pandemic and response highlight ongoing, systemic problems visible in neighborhoods like Boyle Heights
Perspective: Census, elections, and a global pandemic: the power of the Undocumented Movement and our people
Despite the tyrany of present and past administrations, the community continues to galvanize, organize and work for our liberation
Perspective: What pride means to me: Alessandro Negrete
Undocumented queer activist from Boyle Heights says the movement is more than carrying a rainbow flag