Deoujahne Darc performs during Skid Row's first annual talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A woman in the audience fixes her hair before the start of Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A contestant who goes by the nickname Queen Mussolini performs at Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Host and volunteer Soohyung Lee, right, holds a microphone for contestant Roxanne Tomiyasu during Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A contestant who goes by the nickname Lil Bit dances while watching another contestant perform during Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Ladelle Handy performs during Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Judges Teressa Percell, from left, Rev. Gary Carr and evangelist Geraldine Hughes share a laugh while talking to a contestant during Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
DeAndre Owens reacts as he watches a contestant perform during Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A contestant who goes by the nickname Lil Bit performs during Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Trianice, a contestant who provided only her first name, reads a poem during Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Cara Agrusa performs during Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Judges compare notes while deciding the winners of the Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Winners, judges and volunteers celebrate after the winners are announced at the end of Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Deoujahne Darc, center right, is congratulated by Bok Seo, a volunteer from a local Korean church, after winning first prize at Skid Row’s inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Bok Seo, a volunteer from a local Korean church, holds prizes for contestants during Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Rev. Gary Carr sweeps the floor at Lifeway Church after Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Evangelist Geraldine Hughes, right, a judge at Skid Row’s inaugural talent show, prays with a homeless person outside Lifeway Church in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A person walks past the entrance to Lifeway Church, decorated with balloons for Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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3:11 AM on Wednesday, September 23
By JAE C. HONG
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Skid Row held its first talent show, giving local homeless and formerly homeless residents a chance to share their talents and personal stories through music, rap and Scripture readings.
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