I had seen him watching me for several days. The driveway leading out of Havana’s Hotel Nacional might have been 50 yards or more, and he seemed to be standing there at the end of it every day.
Finding the Spirit at West Angeles
Sure, they wanted to go to Venice Beach, Hollywood, the Santa Monica Promenade, Century City and downtown. But at the top of their list was 7 a.m. ‘‘mass’’ at West Angeles Church of God in Christ.
The Origin of Hip
George Robinson, approaching his 80s, was helping his wife with her boots one recent winter.
For some reason, she was uncomfortable, and putting them on became a challenge. Finally, after some struggle, the boots were in place. Robinson, a resident of Detroit, then looked up at her and said: ”There, honey. I’ve got you hipped and booted.”
A Heartbeat in Search of a Heart
L.A.’s Leimert Park has become a center of black creativity. Now actress Marla Gibbs dreams of a theater to anchor it.
‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’
August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at the Los Angeles Theatre Center is a journey behind illusions to the reality of blood rituals, “bones people,” haints, conjurers and elusive shiny men.
A Change in Perception : MAKES ME WANNA HOLLER: A Young Black Man in America
His girlfriend–the mother of his child–had been threatened right in front of his face. Such disrespect called for swift retaliation.
The inevitable confrontation followed, culminated by a bullet that wound up only an inch from the offender’s heart. The next shot would surely have been fatal had not a friend intervened and persuaded him not to fire.