Of the long list of lyrical tributes to mothers that rap artists have recorded over the past 50 years, perhaps none has had as an enduring impact as Tupac Shakur’s “Dear Mama.”
Her image is a Los Angeles fixture that adorns murals in places spanning from Pacoima to East L.A. and from El Monte to Long Beach. LA photographer Oscar Rodriguez Zapata is honoring the influence of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Juneteenth National Independence Day is also called Emancipation Day, Jubilee Day, Freedom Day Black Independence Day and Juneteenth Independence Day.
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