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STREET BEAT: ‘What are your plans for Valentine’s Day?’

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Compiled by Shawnte Passmore and Gary McCarthy at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza

Janeé Henderson Philadelphia “I don't really have any plans. I'm … just here for the [Pan African Film Festival]. I may do something since I met a couple of people.”
Janeé Henderson
Philadelphia
“I don’t really have any plans. I’m … just here for the [Pan African Film Festival]. I may do something since I met a couple of people.”
Richard Kelly West L.A. “There’s nothing set in stone but I'm shopping for an engagement ring for my girlfriend right now. I love her.”
Richard Kelly
West L.A.
“There’s nothing set in stone but I’m shopping for an engagement ring for my girlfriend right now. I love her.”
Fallon Dennis West Adams “My boyfriend and I will probably go to the Grove and eat out and. Possibly watch a movie.”
Fallon Dennis
West Adams
“My boyfriend and I will probably go to the Grove and eat out and. Possibly watch a movie.”
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