1989 SPECIAL REPORT: Surviving Watts ( South Central L.A )

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1989 SPECIAL REPORT: Surviving Watts ( South Central L.A )

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Special Appearance: Maxine waters
Surviving Watts”, illustrates the conditions that have created communities of Los Angeles residents who are more and more disconnected from the mainstream of society. Our entry exemplifies KCET's continuing commitment to local, documentary public affairs programming that not only provides context and analysis to reporting on community problems, but gives voice to many diverse ideas and possible solutions."

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@angelicsoulz 5 ай бұрын

I saw the shower cap and couldn't resist clicking 😄

@RickoHolmes 5 ай бұрын

Naw fr😁

@RickoHolmes 5 ай бұрын

Naw fr😁

@trickydickie1988 6 ай бұрын

It's not just about being poor, once you're arrested, you're screwed for life. That's what they should reporting . I'm a white man that's been to prison three times, if it wasn't for my family I'd be fucked ,trying to sell and compete and the cycle continues.. I feel for everyone on this video

@bacchanal888 6 ай бұрын

Maybe you shouldn't commit crimes 🤷....

@bonniedrasco8166 6 ай бұрын

And that really is the problem with amerikkka because if you are arrested or sadly go to prison in Europe you are not ostracised for the rest of life and neither should you be

@ericrowland3246 6 ай бұрын

@@bacchanal888Not everyone arrested is guilty of a crime smh. I’ve never been arrested a day in my life and I even know that.

@christopherbrock8913 6 ай бұрын

I don't agree with you about being screwed once you are arrested - yea it is hard to get a job but you have to keep trying - I have been in and out of jail from the age of 18 to 34 - distribution of cocaine and other felonies on my record - I am 42 years old now and have my own lawncare business that I do in the daytime and work at a restaurant at night - I own a house, 3 sports cars and a bunch of other material crap - but the best thing I have is Jesus Christ in my life - you can overcome anything if you have Jesus Christ in your life and dont give up

@christopherbrock8913 6 ай бұрын

@@ericrowland3246you are right - and I am glad to hear that coming from a person who does not have a criminal background - there are people sitting in jail and prison right now that are not guilty - there are not too many innocent people locked up, but there are some

@hufair2215 5 ай бұрын

LA resident here. Watts in 2024 looks worse than ever

@oladeebiazazi4538 5 ай бұрын

Damn fr I thought they cleaned up South central?

@ccb.8603 5 ай бұрын

Me too I visited last year summer time it was definitely not clean😢 but it was quiet

@SexyUndisputed2All 5 ай бұрын

40 years later and the hoods all the same

@pendejo6466 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, black.

@GeeBrady22 5 ай бұрын

nah theyre actually less violent now then they were back in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s

@j.s.9964 5 ай бұрын

@@GeeBrady22you cant expect IQ from someone who calls themselves "sexy"😂

@soniasg8639 5 ай бұрын

@@GeeBrady22 True that, 70s, 80s & 90s were the worse.

@Randy19830 Ай бұрын

That's not 40 years 35 years

@surviveunplugged 5 ай бұрын

I started in Imperial Courts and went to Grape Street Elementary in 1970. In 1989 I was in my last year in the USMC. After college I became a licensed Certified Public Accountant. They don't allow people like me back to talk to the young cats. People make too much money off of poverty. They're "farming" misery. Have the former black President and all of the black millionaires to teach these young black people HOW THEY BECAME RICH. They will never do THAT. Just build more projects and let the people starve for a lack of knowledge. Some of us live in the Hamptons, Beverly Hills and the suburbs, while others live in PROJECTS.

@Janzer_ 5 ай бұрын

"Just build more projects and let the people starve for a lack of knowledge." - keeps the politicians in office. politicians are all losers that couldn't make it anywhere else. the ultimate grifters.

@j.s.9964 5 ай бұрын

You're right. Did you know someone called lloyd avery aka LA deuce?

@Leogx13 5 ай бұрын

The original name South Central LA looks and sounds so much better than just South LA

@soniasg8639 5 ай бұрын

I was born in South Central but my birth certificate says South Los Angeles.

@RickoHolmes 5 ай бұрын

I AGREE

@jimmycricket8548 5 ай бұрын

South Los Angeles sounds cleaner

@showmestatefinest5412 Ай бұрын

South central is not the original name, that name csme from the media in the the 80s and it stuck

Ай бұрын

@@showmestatefinest5412 no. Its been around alot longer than the 80s

@stryfetc1471 5 ай бұрын

That's how they destroyed the black family, threw the men in prison and put the women on welfare, and this lady had no clue how terrible she sounded.

@ProduktOfEv0lution 5 ай бұрын

aint nothing change but the camera quality and design of cars I see.

@Goodson2020 6 ай бұрын

pisses me off knowing the CIA over saw the drug operations in American at the time. probably still are.

@amanda4realsosoa 5 ай бұрын

Exactly 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@soniasg8639 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@nellienell924 5 ай бұрын

This is the Los Angeles I remember!!

@darrellsadler2848 6 ай бұрын

"Other than the style of dress and hairstyles when this documentary was made, what has changed within Black America in 2024?"

@KyleShade 6 ай бұрын

I live in Maryland. The 2 richest predominantly black counties in America. I was born in 88 in the DC area. I’m white, my teachers and principals were black, my doctors were black, and I’d say about half the people I served in the military with were black. I know from experience there is nothing inherently wrong with black people. I see a lot of places made them a permanent underclass, wasting a huge segment of talent and potential.

@randomdude5938 6 ай бұрын

The black poverty rate is half what it was….

@blacksoldier. 6 ай бұрын

Alot I grew up middle class on long Island.

@keenannorris3309 6 ай бұрын

It's pretty different. In 1980, the black poverty rate was 33%. Today it's about 17%.

@quanbrooklynkid7776 5 ай бұрын

@@KyleShadedamn

@jamesjarrettjr.5974 Ай бұрын

GIMME BACK MY RABBIT RIGHT ON T BONE😂

@stokesr08 6 ай бұрын

Glad you’re back. 👍🏿👍🏿😁

@Timari_XXL 6 ай бұрын

That's my High School she's standing at in the Intro (John Marshall High) which is located in a Los Angeles suburb called Silverlake, same high school Leonardo DiCaprio attended. Then she starts her report on Watts which is inner city "Ghetto" L.A. Interesting 🙂

@frankystarrz 6 ай бұрын

Coz she starts saying people USED to get OUT of the hood. Now? They stay there on welfare instead of education and progression.

@randomdude5938 6 ай бұрын

Silverlake isn’t a suburb, it’s a neighborhood in LA. Weird thing to not know if you grew up there.

@Timari_XXL 6 ай бұрын

@@randomdude5938 Silverlake is pretty vast in size. It Borders Los Feliz to North, and Echo Park to the east. I was specifically describing Marshall H.S. location as a suburb area of L.A. The definition of suburb is defined as "the residential area on the outskirts of a city or large town." So With the high school being only 3 miles away from the city limits & City of Glendale, It definitely fits the classification.

@randomdude5938 5 ай бұрын

@@Timari_XXL Glendale is a suburb of Los Angeles. Redondo beach is suburban Los Angeles. Sliver lake, echo park, and Los Feliz are neighborhoods on the east side of LA. Those are just facts. Sorry.

@condor7810 5 ай бұрын

John Marshall High is in the Los Feliz neighborhood, not Silverlake thought it is close by.

@osizzle963 4 ай бұрын

Amazing short on people living in poverty. Young Black men growing up in that environment are pitted against each other. It couldn't be any clearer.

@jrallday 6 ай бұрын

Homie in the shower cap thooo! Only in Cali hahahaa

@bighurt7107 6 ай бұрын

Tru... but dat was a 80s swag... jheri curl cover up

@KyleShade 6 ай бұрын

@@bighurt7107yeah, they were probably calling for rain. My man ain’t letting money go literally down the drain.

@frankystarrz 6 ай бұрын

@beachboi6196 6 ай бұрын

That's how we rocked in in da 😂😢,,80 😂it was to keep ur curls moist these days 2026 youngsta rock boinets look like straight vhief😢😢😢

@GTek-ew1wh 6 ай бұрын

☔

@dontgetittwizted 6 ай бұрын

Good content. Keep it up.

@strechnriss3365 Ай бұрын

GAIN helped me in 2018. Changed my life

@Randy19830 Ай бұрын

I remember 1989 like yesterday i was 6 years old in Elementary and im from Watts

@leongran4596 5 ай бұрын

Watching this video took me back in time. January 16,1989 i was born im from the imperial courts better known as pjwatts crip my [hooh]💪💙growing up as a kids i can recall going threw hard time moms goin to wcac getting food stamps an so forth i have 8 sibling an watching my moms taking care of us in such conditional environment, [#angela berry]i even recognize some folks from this video wow im tooken back #ilovearchive. #imperialcourts pjwatts💙💙✋️✋️

@j.s.9964 5 ай бұрын

Your mom has 9 kids but no money?😂 why would someone who doesnt have enough money to feed one or two kids f*ck around and get pregnant couple mpre times? Wtf? Doesn't she know what a condom is? Bet she has 6 baby daddies 😂

@charleshenry-miles774 5 ай бұрын

I'm not from California & I lived in The Jordan Downs &. Skid row. When there's No jobs? What do you expect. Everyone that I know gos to school to pay there bills. Jobs

@kingof85 5 ай бұрын

Just subbed I like your channel

@ronsanchez4366 2 ай бұрын

Nothing will change bad across the nation

@TempeSoldier123 5 ай бұрын

7:33 He’s now in federal prison for corruption.

@Mattscomeback 26 күн бұрын

That intro was my highschool. John Marshall high. It was definitely not in the ghetto. Lol 😂

@raven113p6 6 ай бұрын

You're right...

@Andy-ty6gv 6 ай бұрын

It sad that most back then don’t even experience Facebook, FaceTime and joe Biden presidency

@truthbetold7122 6 ай бұрын

Are you joking???? Joe biden?????? Lmao😂

@Andy-ty6gv 6 ай бұрын

@@truthbetold7122 u know it 😂

@michaelkennedy6415 5 ай бұрын

In 300 years from now- NOTHING will change. You’ll still have a congregation of people that is considered “that” part of town which is broken, dangerous, an anarchic.

@j.s.9964 5 ай бұрын

Hmm, maybe they should start using condom if they dont have enough money to feed their kids? How can almost everyone from there be horny 24/7 but zero responsible

@WLA-General Ай бұрын

I was 8 year old bacc then.

@southlondon86 5 ай бұрын

Not one flat top in 1989!?

@livebythesworddiediebythes5373 5 ай бұрын

Michael Jackson exposed them in most of his music all I wanna say is they don’t really care about us

@j.s.9964 5 ай бұрын

😂 How about stopping making 5 kids if people cant even afford one child? That would be responsible Stop making babies if you cant feed them. You people cant be that slow

@Timari_XXL 6 ай бұрын

2:00 Chief William Rathburn? Darryl Gates was LAPD Cheif in 1989...

@dwayneg7110 5 ай бұрын

The struggle stills continues, the government says they will help. But they just put you in debt. Higher education and medical should be free, i'm sure the billions they sent to Ukraine should cover the bill.

@georgiablackman9661 6 ай бұрын

Where have you been channel

@nardoEBK148 15 күн бұрын

1:16 her son she holding is infant Biskuit head from Bounty hunnas iykyk

@ThaBlockDocNYC 5 ай бұрын

This shit sad what the youth call culture there parents called torture and they wept

@entertainingsportshighligh7525 5 ай бұрын

This is around the era which the Movie - (BOYZ N DA HOOD) derived from , lol 🤣😂😉😛

@susieadams3305 5 ай бұрын

Not all arrested go too jail repeats I know some who are now mother's ,married and doing great

@j.s.9964 5 ай бұрын

I need an update on all the people. Did they survive?

@globalnomad1221 5 ай бұрын

80% single motherhood now - no cure

@ccb.8603 5 ай бұрын

Visited the Watts it was quiet 😅

@heyyou9244 5 ай бұрын

crazyy

@brtshmvne 5 ай бұрын

A 4:26 , that guy looks like he cold be 2 Chainz’ dad or uncle 😮

@King_Nez2 6 ай бұрын

The year I was born....

@phillybul215 6 ай бұрын

Same think God we made it

@bryanperkins2150 6 ай бұрын

Me too bro

@bryanperkins2150 6 ай бұрын

I'm from Philly too

@phillybul215 6 ай бұрын

@@bryanperkins2150 salute bro

@CRiver396 Ай бұрын

Tanya 24?

@susieadams3305 5 ай бұрын

None of my mother kids grewup on walfare or food stamps we've was the lucky one's but as I got older all my bands member passed from cancers strokes heart attacks ,I ended up depending on food stamps and Asis ,but I still song but wasn't getting enough money too support myself fully but I'm not on drugs and I don't drink IAM now taking care my sick uncle and the best caregiver ever and sing in my free time

@mannixdaniels8123 2 ай бұрын

I love how the news reporter acknowledges that it’s a trap . 🙌🏾

@deestersvega807 6 ай бұрын

👤👤👤

@ShawnGottii709 5 ай бұрын

These guys are alot more well spoken than the black guys we see on the net these days talking

@talkingmudcrab718 5 ай бұрын

Maxine Waters. Oh.

@GregHeffley-vs8wv 2 ай бұрын

This cycle goes on and on

@charlie-zc6bj 6 ай бұрын

Now in 2024 there's a bunch of mexican in watts

@Losttimes1992 5 ай бұрын

Who was there before and left when the neighborhood went down hill.

@freeworld2275 Ай бұрын

Yes mostly illegal

@uncededterritory 5 ай бұрын

Racism!

@lldjwhyteell 5 ай бұрын

Where?

@chrisnelson3046 6 ай бұрын

Keep voting blue........

@blacksoldier. 6 ай бұрын

OK.

@doctordl7757 5 ай бұрын

Because red care more about the working class...

@sclibertarian348 5 ай бұрын

@@doctordl7757The mass influx of illegal immigrants has permanently changed the demographics of historically black neighborhoods like Compton and Watts. That isn't the fault of Republicans.

@unitedwefalldividedwestand5040 5 ай бұрын

@@doctordl7757you guys are brainwashed still fighting over Democrat and Republican

@taytayrazors9033 5 ай бұрын

@@blacksoldier.🤣

@frankystarrz 6 ай бұрын

No engineers no doctors or lawyers or teachers or architects..just music. Selling drugs. Basketball. Wow

@blacksoldier. 6 ай бұрын

Typical white response.

@thehardtruth3027 6 ай бұрын

HAHAHAHAAAAA. Unfortunately that's what we do. Most black men around me think education is for suckers

@blacksoldier. 6 ай бұрын

You need to change your environment.

@frankystarrz 6 ай бұрын

@@JohnDough805 I lived with black people since 6. WITH a Jamaican family for 5 years. I got BIG in music in 80s. I'm Irish White and know black culture forever. Crabs in a barrel mentality. Oprah. Tahji is a brilliant actor. She don't get paid but fucked over, by BLACK company. She sticks with it. Defends it through tears. Why did 'nicca' spread? Racist. Easy with racism. "White devils" ..wtf is that? Messed up bro. 💜

@frankystarrz 6 ай бұрын

@@JohnDough805 why so many dead rappers? Robbed rappers? Raped rappers? Crabs - barrel.