Zaydee Sanchez

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Orlando D. Mayorquin |Zaydee Sanchez

Image La lucha libre, la versión mexicana del "wrestling" profesional, está prosperando en Los Ángeles, donde la acción y las máscaras atraen a los aficionados a locales grandes y pequeños. POR QUÉ ESTAMOS AQUÍEstamos explorando cómo Estados Unidos se define a sí mismo en cada lugar. Los rings de lucha libre de Los Ángeles son el lugar al que acuden luchadores y luchadoras enmascarados para dejar su huella en Estados Unidos.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Orlando D. Mayorquin |Zaydee Sanchez

Image Lucha libre, the Mexican version of professional wrestling, is thriving in Los Angeles, where the action and the masks draw fans to venues big and small. WHY WE'RE HEREWe're exploring how America defines itself one place at a time. Wrestling rings across Los Angeles are where masked luchadores and luchadoras come to make their mark in the United States. Amazona wrapped her legs and arms around Lady Lee like a pretzel, and then slammed her face first into the canvas.

Jan 21, 2025 | mansionglobal.com | Cameron McWhirter |Kailyn Rhone |Zaydee Sanchez

ALTADENA, Calif.—In a time of declining Black homeownership in California, Altadena stood out as an exception. Since the 1960s, Black families have settled in this slice of the San Gabriel Valley, building a community around churches, schools, restaurants and other small businesses. Some 81% of Black households in Altadena own homes, compared with 32% across Los Angeles County. Median home values for Altadena’s Black households were $961,000 in 2023, compared with $677,700 countywide.

Jan 14, 2025 | theafricanmirror.africa | Zaydee Sanchez |Jessica Kutz

THE Eaton Fire devastated the unincorporated Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, reducing homes to rubble and scattering families. As of press time, the fire had burned over 14,000 acres. In Altadena, a historically Black community, it has killed at least 17 people and destroyed thousands of structures — homes, churches, businesses, and schools. During the civil rights movement, Altadena was one of the few places offering home loans to Black people.

Jan 14, 2025 | 19thnews.org | Zaydee Sanchez |Jessica Kutz

Published The Eaton Fire devastated the unincorporated Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, reducing homes to rubble and scattering families. As of press time, the fire had burned over 14,000 acres. In Altadena, a historically Black community, it has killed at least 17 people and destroyed thousands of structures — homes, churches, businesses, schools. During the civil rights movement, Altadena was one of the few places offering home loans to Black people.