The familiar tale of "Romeo and Juliet" is given a twist by the Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts, as it is ...

L.A. City Councilmember Curren Price sits beside a mural depicting Charlotta Bass, owner of the pioneering Black newspaper California Eagle, and victims of the Zoot Suit riots. (Dania Maxwell / Los ...

Eighty years ago this month, the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles led to brief unrest in San Diego. The so-called “riots” were a series of ethnically motivated attacks by military personnel and others ...

High-waisted trousers of generous proportions pegged at the ankle. Shoulder-padded jackets draped at knee-length. Outfits accessorized by wide-brimmed hats with feathers, long watch chains and shiny ...

The 80th anniversary of the Zoot Suit Riots was commemorated on Saturday, June 3, with a caravan of vintage cars that started in Boyle Heights and snaked across the new 6th Street Bridge from Boyle ...

In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date. For 10 straight nights, American sailors armed with make-shift weapons cruised Mexican American neighborhoods in search ...

Farmers yelled their pitches for fruits and vegetables in English and Spanish. A hot-sauce seller offered samples. The synth-heavy melodies of duranguense swirled from someone’s speaker. The Central ...