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Los Angeles Sentinel: Festival of Masks Calls on Ancestors to Bring Change and Transformation
L.A. Commons held its 15th annual Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks in Leimert Park over the weekend. The festival features live musical performances, a parade procession and a continuing call to action.
“We’re living in revolutionary times and so, the opportunity to really lean into that, I think is our sweet spot as Black people,” said Karen Mack, founder of L.A. Commons.
“We have been adapting and changing our whole history in America—and we’ve thrived.”
“The Festival of Masks is so important because it celebrates our ancestors, it reminds us from where we come, of our power, of our strength, what we have done in this country,” said State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles).