South Los Angeles

One of the most interesting aspects of the involvement of youth gangs in drug trafficking relates to the role of culture in reshaping narco-trafficking as a socially tolerable activity. In Mexico, for example, as noted by Bailey, the drug-trafficking organizations recruit young men and women in part through their influence on music, popular entertainment, and other aspects of culture that appeals to youth. Youth are particularly vulnerable to the influence of popular entertainment and music,…

Over the past 100 years, government officials and scholars in search of a definition for organized crime have performed numerous investigations and studies. According to the textbook “Organized Crime” by Michael Lyman, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), define organized crime as: “Any group having some manner of a formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities. Such groups maintain their position through the use of actual or threatened…

I can list all the fact in the world based on why tattoos in the workplace are and are not accepted in the workplace, but that’s not what intrigued me into writing about tattoos. I find tattoos self portraying because not only does oneself reveal based on the art made in our bodies, but the significance it has on us and the image itself. Many people may not care or know but we all have a right to express ourselves which includes showing your tattoos. Although tattoos in the workplace are not…

boy by the name Trey “Tre” Styles, who moved in with his father at the age of 10. This being so Tre could learn valuable life lessons on how to become a man while growing up in the harsh conditions of his neighborhood, located in Crenshaw, South Central Los Angeles. Tre’s father, Jason “Furious” Styles, is a character in this story who is hard on Tre so that he will become wise about his decisions and make a better life for himself outside of the neighborhood. Others involved throughout this…

Ross Kemp has made documentaries since October of 2006 including several series about extreme hardships in India, Gangs in New Zealand, South Africa, Los Angeles and more. Ross Kemp was a British actor turned investigative journalist and is best known for his documentary series called Ross Kemp on Gangs. It’s an award winning T.V. series that focused on gangs and gang violence in different parts of…

Menace II Society is 1993 hood drama film directed by Allen and Albert Hughes. The film takes places in South Central Los Angeles, California. The film is about a boy growing up in the hood named Kaydee “Caine” Lawson. In the beginning of the film Caine and his best friend O-Dog Anderson went to a local store to buy liquor and as they are walking around in the store one of the store clerks keeps following Caine and friends around suspiciously and pressuring them to hurry up and leave the store.…

those places in LA that you want and have to visit -- if you’re not from LA. I’ve already seen it. The canal, the body builders, and the ridiculous tshirts that only someone stoned would buy. But I’m not from Venice. fourteen miles down south of the beach is South Central, my home for the first eighteen years of my life. Now, during holidays and breaks, I live in the middle of northern LA County in a desert called Palmdale. It’s important to note the differences. One that I learned immediately…

The two cities I chose to report on are Downey and South Gate. The reasons I chose these cities are I graduated from Downey High School and I grew up in the city of South Gate. From personal experience, I know that they are similar in many ways but also differ in terms of their economy just by observing the cities. This report will discuss the economic development goals of the two cities with emphasis on how they compare and contrast to one another and will determine the desirability of…

In April 29,1992 The Los Angeles Riots were known as the Rodney King Riots but the riots were a series of riots, lootings, arsons, and civil disturbance and that occurred in Los Angeles County, California, in 1992. The Riots began in The South Central Los Angeles which had spread out into different areas over a six-day period time with Los Angeles metropolitan area in California , beginning in April 1992. The Riots Began in April 19, 1992 After a Trial was over because the jury acquitted to four…

The Great Wall of Los Angeles is one of the longest murals that exists in history. The great wall was built in the year of 1976 with a team of many youths, artists, and historians that collaborated under the direction of very well-known Chicana artist Judith Francisca Baca. Judith wanted to make sure that the young people understood the artwork they created. Therefore, historians, scholars, ethnologists and community members met with participants throughout the process. The objective was to…