In August 1965, as violence flared in Los Angeles’ African American neighborhoods, Robert Richardson became a part of urban legend. Continue reading
![[LA Times] Urban legend about Times reporting during Watts Riots conceals a sadder tale](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/heatwave-richardson.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Times] Urban legend about Times reporting during Watts Riots conceals a sadder tale")
Author Archives: Daina Beth Solomon
![[LA Times] Watts ‘hackathon’ takes a step toward narrowing the digital divide](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/wattshackathon.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[LA Times] Watts ‘hackathon’ takes a step toward narrowing the digital divide")
[LA Times] Watts ‘hackathon’ takes a step toward narrowing the digital divide
Teaching kids at a Watts housing project to code websites and apps could be a step toward easing the digital divide in South LA. Continue reading
![[Reuters] Teen and transgender dad find their way to U.S. family TV](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/carlylehwald2.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Reuters] Teen and transgender dad find their way to U.S. family TV")
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[Reuters] Teen and transgender dad find their way to U.S. family TV
“Becoming Us” is one of the first reality TV shows to broach transgender acceptance to a mainstream U.S. audience. Continue reading
![[Pacific Standard] A Low-Tech Solution to a Hi-Tech Problem: Trains That Generate Electricity](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/ares.png?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Pacific Standard] A Low-Tech Solution to a Hi-Tech Problem: Trains That Generate Electricity")
[Pacific Standard] A Low-Tech Solution to a Hi-Tech Problem: Trains That Generate Electricity
One company is using simple train technology to address a gap in our solar-power infrastructure. Continue reading
![[Reuters] Fox Sports sets up for long game in U.S. women’s soccer](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/foxwomensworldcup.jpeg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Reuters] Fox Sports sets up for long game in U.S. women’s soccer")
[Reuters] Fox Sports sets up for long game in U.S. women’s soccer
Soccer star Alex Morgan could score a goal not only for her team, but also for Fox Sports. Continue reading
![[Ampersand LA] LACMA’s “Islamic Art Now” highlights female vitality](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/lailaessaydi-cropped.jpeg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Ampersand LA] LACMA’s “Islamic Art Now” highlights female vitality")
[Ampersand LA] LACMA’s “Islamic Art Now” highlights female vitality
How do Middle Eastern women wish to be seen? While newspapers and televisions often exhibit photographs plucked from incidents of violence and chaos, artists are using images to express personal stories of empowerment and vitality. Continue reading
![[Global Post] Not all mosques welcome in Indonesia](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/img_7062.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Global Post] Not all mosques welcome in Indonesia")
[Global Post] Not all mosques welcome in Indonesia
Even in the world’s most populous Muslim country, Ahmadiyya mosques are still getting shut down for being considered “deviant.” Continue reading
![[Global Post] Indonesian Christians pray in protest after government shuts down churches](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/img_7150.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Global Post] Indonesian Christians pray in protest after government shuts down churches")
[Global Post] Indonesian Christians pray in protest after government shuts down churches
Even in a nation committed to “pancasila,” or religious pluralism, minority groups such as Christians fight for the freedom to keep churches open. Continue reading
![[Intersections] LA County vows support for immigrants](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/solis-slider.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections] LA County vows support for immigrants")
[Intersections] LA County vows support for immigrants
Los Angeles County officials voted Tuesday to put resources in place to help immigrants apply for deportation relief, despite a federal judge’s ruling last week to halt an expansion of the Obama administration’s deferred action programs. Continue reading
![[Intersections] USC student attempted to flee fatal attack](https://dainabeth.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/rosetsai-usckilling-creditdainasolomon-600.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1 "[Intersections] USC student attempted to flee fatal attack")
[Intersections] USC student attempted to flee fatal attack
Xinran Ji sprinted into the middle of the street toward his apartment near the University of Southern California last summer as three attackers dashed after, striking him one by one with a baseball bat. Continue reading
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