memorialize

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In the belly of a whale at a jazz venue in Little Tokyo, early 2014, I gathered with Fred Moten, Kima Jones and others to memorialize Amiri Baraka a week or so after his death.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Every year, Amicus co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern invite listeners to nominate the Supreme Court’s most egregious behavior, then choose their own “worst of the worst” to memorialize the most ignominious moments.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

At Image, we often talk about the magazine as a living archive of Los Angeles — a space to capture and memorialize all the vibrant things happening across this city.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

It’s a little cheesy for a show meant to memorialize an epic moment in human history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

As they have for millennia, the residents of Tohoku have worked to memorialize those they lost—to preserve their memories of loved ones and create lasting reminders of the tsunami for future generations.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland