South Los Angeles

Raised in South Los Angeles has its pros and cons. Despite its stereotypes, I can say I cannot call any other place home. In this urban community, you find your people. You discover families you have so much in common with that there's a sense of union you share, not just the same zip code. However, never leaving the city can have its downfalls. You are not exposed to other things going on other than what happens a bloc away. You hear about racism and sexism, but it's difficult to come by it when everyone is in the same situation. There is no supremacy in your neighborhood, but rather lives in society. I do not recall ever being so passionate about equal opportunities for everyone than i am now. Ignorance is bliss when the truth can hurt you. For the first time in my life, a trip to the East Coast for a program changed my perspective about society and has motivated me to break the norm. The program college match aspired to admit more low income families int9 higher ranking schools. It is not a norm to take your child to college tours in my community. This program recognized that and therefore took it upon themselves…

It does not focus on sunny California beaches or Rodeo Drive, but, rather, the lives of people living in South Central Los Angeles. Singleton accurately captures the violence, hopelessness, and neglect that plague South Central Los Angeles-- characteristics which can be extended to any low income neighborhood, or ghetto. The movie is centered around the lives of Tre Styles and his friends, Ricky and Doughboy-- who are being raised in single-family households. It follows the children’s growth…

affected people of color during this part in history. The story involves a brother and sister, Jem and Scout Finch and their lawyer father Atticus Finch. When Atticus takes on the case that involves a black man, Tom Robinson who is being accused of the rape of a white woman, Mayella Ewell, the kids’ lives are negatively affected. The trial also takes a tole on their father as well, as he feels he is not able to make them proud. Even with the evidence proving that Tom is innocent, the jury…

After attending the USC School of Cinematic Arts and Pasadena City College, he graduated in 1990. He also became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. John then enrolled in the University of Southern California's Filmic Writing program which was designed to incorporate students directly into the Hollywood system as proficient writer/directors. His ability to direct was at first manifested in music videos, which eventually resulted in his collaboration with Michael Jackson and “Remember The…

“Boyz N The Hood” is a 1991 American crime drama film by John Singleton and starring Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Cuba Gooding Jr, and Laurence Fishburne. The storyline revolves around a group of three young male adults raised in the Crenshaw slums of Los Angeles and details the various difficulties that they face in their daily lives as they try to make in life despite being from the ghetto. The themes of race, violence, love, and future prospects are prevalent throughout the film, and Singleton…

Introduction The film “Boyz in the Hood” takes a closer look at the lives of black American individuals living in South Central Los Angeles. We can see how racism and violence influence the coming of age of Doughboy, Ricky, and Trey. These three black males are raised in a deviant community and throughout the movie these characters had many opportunities to engage in deviant behavior, as some did while others did not. Deviance is defined as behavior that goes against what is socially…

Los Angeles The city of Los Angeles is situated in the South of California, on the west cost of the USA. Home to 4 million people, it’s the most important city in the county of Los Angeles. This city is renowned as a great cultural capital of the world. The downtown of Los Angeles is a center of global business and homme to some of the finest examples of American architecture. Los Angeles is also famous thanks to the tourism. Indeed, a lot of visits linked to the world of the cinema and the…

How did police brutality for African Americans socially changed then and now, particularly in Rodney King and Laquan McDonald's case? How did the news media capture the event, what were the consequences of the police officers involved, and how the public responded? The film L.A. Riots Revisited examined Rodney King's police beating and how South-Central Los Angeles community was affected. A&E Television Networks created the film in 1999 which provided the original video footage of Rodney…

Skid row Skid Row refers to an impoverished urban area in a city, mainly occupied by the poor and homeless (Wiki 1). Skid Row is in Downtown Los Angeles, it is a large area, around 54-blocks and contains one of the most large and stable homeless populations in the United States (Wiki 1). Skid Row was not always like this until the late 1800s, it was a place of agriculture (Wiki 1). In my essay I will discuss the history about Skid Row in Los Angeles and the how it is now. In the article History…

This documentary begins with the story about how Los Angeles was broken up. There were certain areas where African Americas were not allowed to across because the police would arrest them and tell them that they did not belong there. This break up was between Alameda street, passing Alameda they were not allow to go to. African American people were fed up and a created the 1965 LA riots. This riot broke out due to the African American people fed up with the police infuse treatment. These riots…