Before Sharquent was old enough to drive, she turned to a life of addiction and crime. "South Central L.A. LIFE" is a frank look at Sharquent's incredible exper

South Central Los Angeles is often characterized as an African American community beset by poverty and economic neglect. But this depiction obscures the signifi

Race, place, and identity in a changing urban America Over the last five decades, South Los Angeles has undergone a remarkable demographic transition. In South

Since the 1980s, Los Angeles has become the most racially and economically divided city in the United States. In the poorest parts of South Central Los Angeles,

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