Gary Phillips

novelist

Guest

Former community activist and director of the MultiCultural Collaborative; crime novelist whose first book was Violent Spring, set in the aftermath of the 1992 riots

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Mr.

Wilshire Vista: Eat great food while your car gets fixed

Mr.

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From Gangsta Rap to Bwy Theater: Cultural Touchstones of the LA Riots

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