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African-American History
Lost L.A.
S4 E6: Shindana Toy Company - Changing the American Doll Industry Preview
Post date:Shindana Toy Company left a lasting mark on the American doll industry by manufacturing ethnically correct black dolls.
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representation
Lost L.A.
In the Aftermath of the Watts Uprisings, This Incubator Helped Rebuild the Community
Post date:The traditional narrative of the Watts Uprisings suggest that businesses fled from the chaos, but the story of Operation Boostrap suggests a wholly different story. Through their work, Operation Boostrap uplifted the community.
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African American
Lost L.A.
Shindana Doll Dressmakers Show Nathan How to Sew
Post date:Host Nathan Masters visits Irie Vibes on South Normandy to speak with Doris "Momma" Tate Conner, Lynne Conner and Tuesday Conner, who all sewed Shindana doll clothes and tries his hand at sewing.
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African American
Lost L.A.
Operation Bootstrap: Empowering the African American Community through Entrepreneurship
Post date:On November 24, 1965, the Louis Smith and Robert Hall launched an organization called Operation Bootstrap. The organization emphasized the importance of black entrepreneurship and used its business initiatives to shift public perception of black identity.
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Music
Artbound
Passing the Magic: Horace Tapscott's Spiritual Jazz Music
Post date:Though Horace Tapscott died in 1999, his legacy of music and focus on community burn brighter than ever because of the rising popularity of contemporary jazz artists like Kamasi Washington.
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Watts rebellion
Broken Bread
8 Organizations That Attest to Watts’ Resilience and Legacy of Activism
Post date:A chaotic riot narrative may have plagued Watts for the last five decades, but these long-running organizations show the community’s deep and lasting legacy of political and cultural organizing.
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historic preservation
Lost L.A.
How the Watts Towers Escaped Demolition
Post date:In the late 1950s, the city of Los Angeles issued a condemnation order for the towers. Today, they're celebrated as a landmark work of art.
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south central los angeles
City Rising
The History of South Central Los Angeles and Its Struggle with Gentrification
Post date:Rising property values, no rent controls, Metro's expansion and the arrival of the Rams all contribute to the area's complex gentrification issues.
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urban
SoCal Connected
Construction Finally Starts on Jordan Downs Redevelopment Project
Post date:The city of Los Angeles begins construction on Jordan Downs project redevelopment
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Affordable Housing
SoCal Connected
Public Housing Promises in Watts
Post date:Watts is home to the largest concentration of public housing west of the Mississippi.
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Departures
Departures
Watts Waits: Anticipating the Future of Jordan Downs
Post date:Filmmaker Drew Bachrach captures the current climate of anticipation and frustration at Jordan Downs in his film, “Watts Waits.”
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Departures
Watts Waits: The Proposal to Rebuild Jordan Downs
Post date:Plans to turn Jordan Downs into a 119-acre mixed-income urban village has been declined twice.
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fast food
Food
Roy Choi and Daniel Patterson Open LocoL in Watts
Post date:Two chefs had a dream to provide quality, healthful fast food alternatives to under-served communities. On Martin Luther King Day, LocoL opened its first location in Watts.
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l.a. letters
History & Society
"The Comeback Kid": Willowbrook's History and Transformation
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Watts
Departures
Revisiting the 1965 Watts Rebellion: Watts Today is Vibrant
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l.a. letters
History & Society
New Visions and Fresh Starts in Watts and South Los Angeles
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The Nosh
Food
Gallery: Food Culture in Watts
Post date:South L.A. isn't just a food desert. Even if we're only talking about food, and ignoring everything else that makes a community whole. There is an active food culture in Watts and the neighborhoods and cities surrounding it.
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Multi-disciplinary
Artbound
Artist and Gallerist Dale Brockman Davis Reflects on the Watts Uprising
Post date:On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Watts uprising, Artbound met with Dale Brockman Davis to reflect on the origins of the Brockman Gallery, the cultural landscape of South L.A., and the effects the discord had on the area's artistic co...
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Press Room
Watts Riots 50th Anniversary Online Hub Launches on kcet.org/Watts
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Music
Artbound
Every Ten Feet was a Soldier: Jazz and the Watts Rebellion
Post date:Watts has produced generations of jazz talent. For many musicians who witnessed the 1965 riots, their decayed and burning neighborhood revealed to the rest of the world on live TV screens bore no resemblance to the cultural and racial Eden their parent...