Kailyn Brown

Kailyn Brown was with the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2021 and wrote for the Metro, Calendar and Lifestyle sections. The Las Vegas native previously worked at the city’s two newspapers, the Review-Journal and the Sun. Brown attended UNLV, where she hosted a college radio show that was named the city’s best student program by a local magazine.

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Lifestyle
You never forget your first Juneteenth. Let these Black Angelenos tell you why
Black L.A. reflects on first Juneteenth memories
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‘Monster’ Kody Scott, former L.A. gang member who became a bestselling author, found dead at 57
Former Eight Tray Gangster Crip member’s memoir brought attention to the sobering truth of gang life in South L.A.
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In Compton, voters poised to choose experience over history for mayor
Tuesday night’s election results put Councilwoman Emma Sharif in the lead to become Compton’s new mayor after eight years of leadership by Aja Brown.
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Compton podría hacer historia al elegir a su primer alcalde latino, marcando un hito para la ciudad y la región
La ciudad pasó a ser mayoritariamente latina hace años, pero el poder sigue estando en gran medida en manos de políticos negros.
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Compton could make history by electing its first Latino mayor, marking a milestone for the city and region
The city became majority Latino years ago, but power is still largely in the hands of Black politicians.
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In Compton, the fate of a cemetery hangs in the balance
Celestina Bishop is trying to save the cemetery that is her strongest connection to the family she never knew.
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Melina Abdullah of Black Lives Matter L.A. says work ‘ain’t near done’ after Chauvin verdict
Black Lives Matter Los Angeles activists say they will continue to call for the LAPD to be defunded after the guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin and amid Mayor Eric Garcetti’s proposal to increase funding for the department.
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‘Guilty on all charges!’ echoes across Leimert Park with joy and relief
Leimert Park became a meeting ground in the wake of the George Floyd killing. Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict is met with relief.
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After tense wait, Los Angeles welcomes guilty verdicts in trial of Derek Chauvin
Sporadic celebrations erupted after the former police officer was convicted in the death of George Floyd.
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After a year of loss, L.A.’s Black churches celebrate their second pandemic Easter
From living rooms to parking lots to chapels with masked, socially distanced worshipers, Southern California’s Black churches celebrated their second pandemic Easter.