Can a community be silenced by construction? Imagine a place of safety, of community, of culture. Eso Won Books, an independently owned African-American bookstore in the heart of the… read more →
California native, Lewis Buzbee, wrote a memoir titled The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop, where he describes his first time in Printers Inc. Upon entry, he says it feels like a bookstore and shaped… read more →
The 1990s brought new changes to the world. The Cold War had just ended as the Berlin Wall fell months before, bringing a hope of peace and safety. A new… read more →
Eso Won Books in Leimert Park, Los Angeles Community is a type of family, a group of people you can talk to and share your ideas with, learn from, and… read more →
Defining “place” can seem simple enough. The word is often colloquially used to describe the site someone is located in. However, there are larger implications and meanings of “place” than… read more →