LA2050 Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Wow! Tune into @LAPublicLibrary’s virtual event Feb.18 for @mistyonpointe, the first Black woman principal dancer in the @ABTBallet company. 💗🩰The former San Pedro resident will discuss her book, "Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our Legacy." http://ow.ly/lbBT50HTgmF

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More relevant than ever: What are native plants? What's so great about them? How do I get started? @LAist has all those answers and more in this "Native Plants 101" starter guide. 👇🏼 http://ow.ly/Cjf550J3r89

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🥬🥬“I’d like to create a culture of economic sustainability….I want to create an expectation that people do something better with their space than water grass.” — LA2050 grantee Jamiah Hargins @CropSwapLA on the FRONT PAGE today of the @latimes. Great story by @donovanxramsey. https://t.co/0kX5nBKvSh

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We ‘LOVE’ this: A new coffee table book is out about the #grantLOVE project from Alexandra Grant. In this @latimes piece, read her perspective about what it means to be a civic artist. https://t.co/GOgfuXuJ2Q

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LEARN | One of my favorite things to do is read, and I get my books from @patmbooks , a local independent bookstore. I’m currently reading No More Police by Mariame Kaba and @dreanyc123 (6/7) https://t.co/lhkwlydU1a

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Filipinotown’s new QR-coded archway provides Angelenos walking by with historically rich information about forgotten Filipino history. Created by @eliseoartsilva; @RadioChio @kcrw has the story. http://ow.ly/2cmu50JjZ3Z

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Join @LAPublicLibrary on 12/10 at 10am to discuss "We Are Grateful" by Traci Sorell at its Social Justice Book Club, an all-ages book club for the whole family. 🗣️📚✨https://t.co/6gMect49PR https://t.co/fv5f121BcW

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"Brown and Gay in LA" is the new book from @anthonyocampo chronicling "the stories of gay sons of immigrants in Los Angeles — specifically of Filipino Americans and Latinos — including his own." @agnesconstante at @nbc has all of the info on the new book. https://t.co/uItwavps9V