Three community friends teamed up with Cesar Chavez Community Schools Coordinator Carlo Solis to host a free haircutting event for children and adults on Sunday, Nov. 21. They were inspired by a documentary chronicling similar charitable events coordinated by the Nation of Islam in the 1930s. Although this was the first event organized by this team of young men, they hope to host many more in the months to come.
A swap meet aficionado, the Mission’s outdoor markets and Latino community remind Alicia of her family’s weekly swap meet outings at home, in southeast Los Angeles, where she is always on the lookout for hidden treasures.
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