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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    L.A. Dwellings: A Civil Rights Pioneer in Hollywood

    A 90-year-old apartment building in Hollywood has been home to movie stars and to rock stars… and also a little-known civil rights pioneer. His name is Tony Sullivan. His personal history is closely tied to the building he’s lived and worked in for more than 30 years. “Press Play” producer Anna Scott has his story for our series, “L.A.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 4, 2016 • 1 min read

    A 90-year-old apartment building in Hollywood has been home to movie stars and to rock stars… and also a little-known civil rights pioneer. His name is Tony Sullivan. His personal history is closely tied to the building he’s lived and worked in for more than 30 years. “Press Play” producer Anna Scott has his story for our series, “L.A. Dwellings."

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    Supreme Court Says No New Voting Districts, and PCBs in Malibu Schools
    1. 0:30Supreme Court Rules to Preserve One Person, One Vote
    2. 8:26A Fight Over PCBs in Malibu
    3. 16:34TV Roundup: YouTube Stars
    4. 25:32Robert Mapplethorpe
    5. 38:59L.A. Dwellings: A Civil Rights Pioneer in HollywoodYou’re reading this
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