Stories from the South of Los Angeles
In a large city like Los Angeles, most of us see the diversity in neighborhoods as we drive through them. As part of a USC Annenberg project, these are a collection of multimedia stories from the neighborhoods that make our city so great.
Close Me!
By Greg Asciutto
Close to 9,000 men, women and children are homeless in South Los Angeles. While their struggles are similar, each has an individual story to share. Read More
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By Greg Asciutto
Close to 9,000 men, women and children are homeless in South Los Angeles. While their struggles are similar, each has an individual story to share. Read More
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By Phoebe Unterman
Meet the people who hang out in or pass through Chesterfield Square Park, one of South L.A.’s most vibrant community spaces, in this interactive multimedia feature. Read more
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By Stephanie Case
A South LA science studio gave teenagers the chance to dive headfirst into the world of engineering. Read more
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By Mengyi Jenny Sun
Many residents in the South Central L.A. area depend on the Dash Southeast for commuting around the neighborhood. Passengers on the bus share their stories and experiences of living in the area and discuss their thoughts on the local economy. Read More
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By Juli Ruiz
From down the street in the heart of Leimert Park, music drifts through the air. Inside the historic World Stage, children gather around playing jazz music on a variety of instruments. Read more
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By Christina Hong
While most college campuses are built for the school, Mount St. Mary's campus was originally a century-old neighborhood called Chester Place that had only the wealthiest residents. Read more
By Rosalie Murphy
South Central LA is riddled with Spanish-language signs and conversations. Now, throughout the neighborhood, kids and adults are struggling to learn English without sacrificing their own traditions.
By Ryan Kyle Williams
With gas prices in Los Angeles constantly rising, bicycles have become the favored means of transportation for many Angelenos. For others, like Sam Rodriquez, bicycles are a passion that goes beyond just getting from A to B.
By Theresa Pablos
Schools and organizations in and around Vermont Square give students an after-school outlet, helping to keep violet crime down.
By Livia Soong
With the help of outside non-profit organization, students get the assistance they need for a higher education.
By Nick Mindicino
Home to the nation’s second largest metropolitan population, Los Angeles has always struggled with the perception that its public transit system cannot meet its needs.
By Sarah Sax
Experience praying in a beautifully grand church covered in detailed architectural design.
By Andrea Alonso
Regina Clifton refuses to let her scarring past define who she is today, although she will never forget the events that forced her to grow up young.
By Natalie Morin
Street food vending is illegal in the Los Angeles County, but for some it is essential to their livelihoods.
By Madison Sanders
Despite its rich history, 127-year-old Second Baptist Church's attendance is low. Still, members continue to celebrate as a "church family."
By Kayla Colin
Pouring beans in a pot, boiling spaghetti, mixing up macaroni. Everything that Levira Pickett considers "routine," others consider lifesaving.
By Steven Rigaux
This clash of cultures doesn't always lead to tension - residents young and old, black and Latino, white and Asian have found themselves sitting side by side in a popular coffee shop.
By Joy Wang
Beyond the gates of USC and within the borders of Leimert Park lies Crenshaw's secret, a coffee shop that provides more than breakfast and caffeine. Tak's Coffee shop has been creating memories for almost half a century.
Our multimedia stories covered the map
Six USC Annenberg classes went out to report and tell diverse stories from the neighborhood surround campus. Different parts of the map were handled by different classes. Click on the number to learn which class and to see more of their stories. Read more
about this project.
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