Tyrone Beason is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times who writes about America through the lenses of race and culture. He previously covered the 2020 presidential election. Before joining the paper in 2019, the Kentucky native spent nearly 25 years at the Seattle Times covering the Pacific Northwest. Follow him on Instagram @tyrone_california and Twitter @tyrone_beason.
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A historian in Santa Barbara conducts tours to show that Latinos, who make up more than a third of the city’s population, are central to its existence.
Oct. 11, 2023
Laphonza Butler blazed a new trail by becoming the state’s first out gay person of color to serve as a U.S. senator. But disaffected Black residents of L.A. want her to make change, not just history.
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The national debate over immigration has raged for decades but often ignores the lives of actual immigrants.
Sept. 17, 2023
Julia Lee talks about embracing her Asian American identity and being confounded by the state of race relations in America.
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