Cinco de Mayo celebrations set for Boyle Heights, Avalon

Cinco de Mayo celebrations set for Boyle Heights, Avalon

The celebration at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights will run from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Los Angles: Boyle Heights marches for 11th annual May Day

Los Angeles, CA – On Friday, May 1, 500 Chicano community members and activists gathered at Mariachi Plaza to rally and march for the 11th annual May Day protest in Boyle Heights. More than 50 different community organizations, unions and local businesses helped put on the event, and were joined by students who walked out of Roosevelt, Garfield and Ed Roybal high schools. The organizations urged workers fight back, demanding legalization for all…

Cinco de Mayo celebrations set for Boyle Heights

Boyle Heights—Free Cinco de Mayo celebrations are set for Boyle Heights and Avalon Tuesday commemorating the victory of a 4,500-man Mexican militia over a larger, well-equipped French expeditionary force during