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David Christian Morgan performs during a Halloween Show at Redwood Bar in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 26, 2019. His friends call him Blake Dedlie. To his family, he’s David Christian Morgan. But on a September night at the Sugar Mill Saloon, neither “Blake” nor “David” was getting ready to perform.

A fresh white canvas sits prepped and ready. With the simple pull of a trigger, paint sprays from the airbrush. The nearly invisible mist covers both fabric and tape, bringing life and vibrance to the new piece. But it won’t be hung in a gallery or a home. In fact, this work of art will spend most of the time...

Rapper and Producer on their plans to take over an industry Ryan “Hundo” Williams and Justin “JustBeatz” Garner pose in the photo studio at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on Oct. 16, 2019. At 18, during one of Ryan Williams’ shifts at Footlocker, a colleague grew sick...

Valley food bank answers the call for those in need during the pandemic Imelda Canales packages food to be distributed at MEND's biweekly Food Bank in Pacoima, Calif., on March 9, 2021. Photo by Katya Castillo. Cars start lining up by 7:45 a.m. on San Fernando Road in Pacoima, to...

 Photos and Story by Magdalena Bleu Briggs Her journal was all that was left behind. Sad evidence within the pages showed how she struggled with the notion that everything she was told growing up was a lie. She wrote she was talking to God and still trying to get prophecies. As a child she...

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Photos and Story by Maja Losinska A warm upland air was flooding through the window at the West Hills Meditation Center, dancing to the sound of chirping birds and passing cars. The smell of aromatic incense releasing rose-infused smoke spread over the room. Bits of sunset light were still falling through the...

Stephanie Smith performing at the DiPiazza Restaurant and Lounge on Oct. 13, 2019. Photos by Kevin Lendio Professional Singer Stephanie Smith refuses to let losing her sight stop her  Since 10th grade, singer and actor Stephanie Smith has struggled with her vision, from the simple need to...

Jesus Hernandez overlooks his immense collection of band memorabilia in Chatsworth, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2024. He had been waiting all week for this. It was 3 a.m., pitch black outside, and the crickets hummed in the stillness. He whispered to himself, “Alright... tickets, sunblock, chair, baby wipes, deodorant.”