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Every year, the students at ISLAH Academy, a private Islamic school inside a South LA mosque put on a winter program for their parents.
Below the Ten: Life in South LA
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Below the Ten: Stories of South LA is an ongoing series telling intimate stories about the people who live in the neighborhoods south of the 10 Freeway, including Watts, Jefferson Park, and Compton. The series is supported by a grant from the...
Bilal's Calling
Tyreek Bilal has gone through many transformations in his life. He’s been a confidant to powerful celebrities, a husband to six wives, father to 20 ch...
Meet Mr. Fries Man
Throughout South Los Angeles and the surrounding neighborhoods there’s a growing community of underground home chefs who sell food on Instagram. One o...
Peacemakers: The Activist
Lita Herron, a 69-year-old grandmother of six, witnessed repeated shootings in her community. But her fear turned to anger and then to action.
Peacemakers: The Cop
As a black kid growing up in South LA, Lt. Michael Carodine was regularly mistreated by police. But for Lt. Carodine, bad policing was a problem that ...
Peacemakers: The Interventionist
When someone gets shot in Skipp Townsend's community, he is often one of the first on the scene. Sometimes he knows the victim personally. Skipp works...
Local Hires
Several large developments are under construction south of the 10 Freeway, and some have initiatives to fill jobs with local, low-income workers. See ...
Young Hearts: A Prologue to The Long Commute
When Chris Chambers' bus broke down in a small town in Texas, it ended up being a blessing in disguise.
The Long Commute
On Aug. 26, 1954, Arthur Kitt Murray climbed into the cockpit of an experimental rocket at Edwards Air Force Base, about a hundred miles north of Los...
Peddling Candy in South LA
Luis Sanchez, who dresses in drag and goes by the name Grace of the Sea, sells bacon wrapped pineapple stuffed hot dogs in Jefferson Park a couple day...