FILE PHOTO | Protesters outside the Azerbaijani Consulate General during a protest in 2020 in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES — The red, blue and orange of Armenia’s flag flew on the streets of Los Angeles on Wednesday as marchers remembered the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians in what is regarded as the
Schools were closed in the Los Angeles and Glendale unified school districts to commemorate Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, marking the 109th anniversary of the start of events widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century. Ceremonies and rallies were also planned Wednesday in Beverly Hills, Montebello, Glendale and other communities.