The world’s most extensive freeway system sows together Downtown, Miracle Mile, Hollywood, Universal City, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood, Westside, Santa Monica, Venice, Crenshaw, Baldwin Hills, Anaheim and the beaches. Each has a unique calling ... More
BEACHES and PARKS
For many reasons, you should begin your visit to LA at the beach. Pick zany Venice Beach or family-friendly Santa Monica Beach to start. But don't stop there ... More
LA delivers a wide variety of Black-owned comedy clubs, traditional and upscale Soul Food, Jamaican, Creole, Ethiopian restaurants, Soul, Jazz & Blues clubs, coffeehouses ... More
SHOPS and GALLERIES
The home of distinguished bookstores, art galleries, boutiques that carry unique Black collectibles, artifacts, prints, custom garments, jewelry ... More
SPAS
Visit the same great black spas used by attorneys, doctors and Hollywood celebrities at reasonable prices ... More
CULTURAL SITES
California African American Museum, Watts Towers & Art Center, William Grant Still Arts Center, Blackstreet USA Puppet Theatre, World Stage, African American Cultural Center, KJLH Radio Station and the New Vision Theatre will be soon be reborn ... More
BLACK GENESIS
44 settlers founded Los Angeles in 1781. Their group included 26 people of African descent, who established the city as an outpost in Spanish-held California. Before the United States took control ... More
BLACK HOLLYWOOD HISTORY
Though Oscar Micheaux or Bert Williams preceded her,
Black Hollywood may owes its greatest debt to Hattie McDaniel ... More
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS
In the movie capitol of the world, you can expect many spillover attractions.
Consider these mega-stars for your time and money ... More
GRAND CINEMAS
LA is one of the few places you visit, where you SHOULD go to the movies. Not just any cinema mind you. But epic venues worthy of folklore ... More
LOS ANGELES TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON
In Los Angeles, as around the world, we celebrate the life of Michael Jackson in entertainment and humanitarian endeavors. He exploded onto the Pop and R&B charts, then after a lull in much of the 1970s, he blasted off
to become the "World’s Greatest Entertainer" ... More
BLACK COMEDY CLUB PIONEER RETURNS
Michael Williams returns to the famous Regency West and LA is better for it ... More
THEME PARKS
With five major theme parks, two large water parks and a enormous aquarium, LA will always be popular with the kids and kids at heart ... More
STARGAZING
Where's the best place to see celebrity homes? Where do they shop? How do you vicariously see a slide of their life in a respectful way ... More
ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS
A giant on the international art scene, Los Angeles boasts of as many major museums as NYC and nearly DC. You will be amazed at many of the jaw-dropping and insightful exhibits at ... More
JAZZ and SOUL MUSIC
With the notable exception of West Coast Hip-Hop, LA has been a place where popular musical genres and vocal artists immigrate to rather than originate. Numerous Jazz, Blues, Doo Wop, R&B and Soul artists have been ... More
JACKIE ROBINSON’S IMPACT
Born in Cairo, Georgia, "Jackie" Robinson and his brother "Mack" were raised in nearby Pasadena. Jackie attended Pasadena Junior College before attending UCLA ... More
LOS ANGELES ARCHITECTURE
LA lacks the large public art works of NYC, Chicago and San Francisco, yet it has iconic skyscrapers, special buildings, inventive museums and elegant performing art venues. And unlike those cities ... More
TRIVIA and FAMOUS RESIDENTS
Los Angeles has more than 120,000 jobs in the fashion industry, which is larger than New York City's fashion district ... More
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