Hope and Dignity: The Farmworker Movement
The photo exhibition attempts to capture the duality of the struggle faced by farmworkers—hope for a better economic future for themselves and their families by creating a strong union, and dignity in their quest for being recognized as human beings and citizens.
Mapping Change, from Delano to Sacramento
This online exhibition chronicles the farmworker pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento, California to increase awareness of the grape strike led by the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) and its fight for recognition as a union. Photos by John Kouns and Jon Lewis are mapped to each location on the journey.
Confronting a Pandemic within a Pandemic: 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests in LA
Keith Rice photographed and recorded Los Angeles protests that took place all over Los Angeles, from June through October, 2020. The exhibit captures the people who passionately and selflessly protested, marched, spoke, and demanded justice and equality for Black people in the United States.
Black Power Archives Oral History Project
The Black Power Archives Oral History Project is a collection of oral histories documenting the experiences of Black Power activists in Los Angeles. The interviews were conducted by Dr. Karin Stanford and Keith Rice.
Caravanas del Diablo
Documentary photographer Ada Trillo captures the incredible journey that Central American migrants took in 2018 and 2020, to escape violence and poor economic conditions for the hope of safety, security, and possibility. At the Los Angeles Museum of Social Justice.
African American Civil Rights Movement in Los Angeles
The Civil Rights Movement exhibition at the Museum of Social Justice introduced visitors to many of the dedicated artists, women and men who fought for Freedom, Justice and Equality in America. Featuring photographs by Charles Williams, Harry Adams and Guy Crowder.
Visualizing the People's History: Richard Cross's Image of the Central American Liberation Wars
American photojournalist Richard Cross documented the turbulent period of liberation wars in Central America from 1979 to 1983. The photographs depict communities and landscapes enduring war and genocide. At the Los Angeles Museum of Social Justice.
One of Us: Portraits and Personal Stories
One of Us recognizes the dignity and individuality of people who are economically, socially, and psychologically disenfranchised. The exhibition, a project by David Blumenkrantz exploring homelessness in Los Angeles, presents portraits and personal stories of people who wished their faces to be seen and their voices to be heard. At the Los Angeles Museum of Social Justice.
Goodwill: Its Founding and History in Southern California
Celebrating 100 years, the foundation of Goodwill Southern California was established in El Pueblo de Los Angeles in 1916 by Katherine B. Higgins, the first woman to establish a Goodwill. Higgins was a pivotal figure in providing social services in Los Angeles and developing the La Plaza United Methodist Church.
Exodus
Exodus is a photographic exhibition of the work of Julian Cardona that documents the forced modern-day exodus of people from Mexico to the United States. The exhibit covered Cardona’s work between 1997-2008. At the Los Angeles Museum of Social Justice.